$670.7M
Environmental Litigation
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Case Details
DuPont and Chemours Co. agreed to pay $670.7 million to settle over 3,500 lawsuits from plaintiffs injured by exposure to the chemical C-8, linked to kidney cancer, testicular cancer, ulcerative colitis, thyroid disease, pregnancy-induced hypertension, and high cholesterol.
Additional Notes
The settlement resolves claims from residents around the Washington Works Plant in Parkersburg, West Virginia. DuPont and Chemours will each pay half. This settlement follows previous jury verdicts against DuPont: $1.6 Million (Oct 2015), $5.1 Million + $500,000 punitive (July 2016), and $2 Million + $10.5 Million punitive (Dec 2016).