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• Top Product Liability Verdicts Of 2017

  December 27, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  2017 was marked by a number of high-profile jury verdicts which often awarded plaintiffs tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, of dollars for physical and financial injuries and illnesses caused by drugs, pollution and other products

• Lawsuit Claims 3M, Carpet Companies, Caused Alabama Water Contamination

  May 26, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  Communities in Georgia are suing chemical manufacturers and carpet companies, saying that they are contaminating local waters with C-8 and other harmful chemicals used in the carpet manufacturing process.

• DuPont C-8 Water Contamination Settlement to Result in $671M Payment Over Chemical Leak

  February 14, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A $671 million settlement will resolve thousands of personal injury cases filed over water contamination caused by the DuPont and Chemours chemical C-8, which contaminated waterways in West Virginia and Ohio.

• Fast Food Wrappers Contain Harmful Chemicals: Study

  February 2, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that potentially harmful chemicals leach into food from many fast food containers and wrappers.

• Punitive Damages of $10.5M Added To DuPont C-8 Cancer Verdict

  January 6, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A jury has awarded an additional $10.5 million in punitive damages to a man who says exposure to DuPont's C-8 chemical, which contaminated local drinking water, caused him to develop testicular cancer.

• Top 10 Bellwether Verdicts and Settlements of 2016

  December 29, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  2016 was marked by a number of huge verdicts in crucial bellwether lawsuits and large settlement agreements over product liability claims that caused consumers to suffer severe injuries, health problems and even death.

• DuPont C-8 Testicular Cancer Lawsuit Ends In $2M Verdict

  December 22, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A third DuPont C8 trial has ended in a $2 million award for a man who suffered testicular cancer after drinking water contaminated with the chemical. The award may increase based on the results of the punitive damages phase of the trial.

• PFOAs Are Hazard To Human Health, Science Panel Warns

  July 25, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  PFOA is likely an immune hazard to humans and may cause hypersensitivity and other problems, according to a panel of scientists.

• Testicular Cancer Lawsuit Over C-8 Teflon Chemical Results in $5.6M Verdict Against DuPont

  July 11, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  An Ohio federal jury has ordered DuPont to pay $5.1 million to a man who suffered testicular cancer after exposure to C-8 that contaminated waters near a DuPont plant.

• DuPont C-8 Trial Over Cancer from Tephlon Chemical Leak Results in $1.6M Award

  October 8, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  The first DuPont C-8 cancer trial has ended in a $1.6 million award for a woman who says spills of the chemical into drinking water caused her to develop kidney cancer.