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DuPont C-8 “The Devil We Know” Documentary Now Streaming on Netflix
January 23rd, 2019 | Environmental
A new documentary available for streaming on Netflix, “The Devil We Know,” is a terrifying and eye-opening look into one of Cory Watson Attorney’s recent success stories – the DuPont C-8 litigation. Cory Watson Attorneys took a leading role in the C-8 litigation involving chemicals that DuPont used in Teflon production. Cory Watson Principal Jon […]Read More
DuPont Agrees to $670 Million Settlement to Resolve C-8 Claims
February 22nd, 2017 | Dupont c8
In a settlement announced last week, DuPont and Chemours Co. have agreed to pay $670.7 Million to settle over 3,500 lawsuits. The plaintiffs claim they were injured by exposure to the chemical C-8, which has been linked to the following injuries: kidney cancer, testicular cancer, ulcerative colitis, thyroid disease, pregnancy-induced hypertension, and high cholesterol. BRIEF […]Read More
Jury Returns Punitive Damages Verdict of $10.5 Million Against DuPont
January 6th, 2017 | Environmental
On Wednesday, the jury which in December awarded $2 million in compensatory damages to Mr. Kenneth Vigneron heard arguments by Vigneron’s attorneys about why E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company should be punished further for its decades of knowingly releasing the chemical C8 into the Ohio River. The jury had previously determined that DuPont […]Read More
DuPont Contamination Verdict Nullified
July 2nd, 2015 | Environmental
A Louisiana federal judge recently nullified a verdict in favor of DuPont Co. because the worldwide chemical giant withheld evidence. The suit stems from whistleblower claims in a False Claims Act suit that DuPont Co. did not tell federal regulators about certain leaks of cancer causing chemicals at of one of its plants. In her […]Read More