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  From Legal Newsline

  Is Congress' rush to regulate PFAS part of 'hysteria' fed by plaintiffs lawyers?

  By John O'Brien | 3 months ago

  WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – They have a catchy, sinister-sounding nickname and have caught the attention of lawyers and politicians. But what these “forever chemicals” don’t have is a known toxicity level.

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  From Legal Newsline

  'Easy grandstanding': Congress backs trial lawyers' effort to condemn chemicals, win lawsuits while science debated

  By John O'Brien | 6 months ago

  WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – As Congress vilifies chemicals known as PFAS, some question whether the research upon which lawmakers – and trial lawyers – are relying shows that anyone has actually been harmed by them.

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  Lawsuits

  DuPont sues Kathy Brown Law, Brown Houston over conflict of interest allegations

  CHARLESTON — DuPont has filed a lawsuit against Brown Houston regarding information disclosed to one of its former attorneys who now works for the firm.

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  Companies agree to $670 million settlement of C8 cases

  PARKERSBURG – DuPont Co. has agreed to a $670.7 million settlement that with mid-Ohio Valley residents regarding C8 exposure from the company’s Parkersburg plant.

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  Man awarded $10.5M in punitive damages in DuPont C8 case

  COLUMBUS – A federal jury awarded a $10.5 million in punitive damages in a case against DuPont regarding contamination of water supplies in the Parkersburg area.

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  Federal jury returns $2M verdict in third DuPont C8 case

  COLUMBUS, Ohio – A federal jury has returned a $2 million verdict against DuPont in the third of 3,500 cases charging that DuPont knowingly contaminated drinking water at its facility near Parkersburg.

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  Jury tacks on $500K in punitives to $5.1M DuPont C-8 verdict

  COLUMBUS – A federal jury has awarded a college professor $500,000 in punitive damages on top of $5.1 million in compensatory damages awarded earlier this week in the second DuPont C-8 bellwether trial.

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  Jury awards $5.1M in second DuPont C-8 bellwether trial

  COLUMBUS – A federal jury has awarded a college professor $5.1 million in the second DuPont C-8 bellwether trial.

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  C8 trials pushed back to avoid holiday issues

  PARKERSBURG – The next four trials in C8 litigation have been pushed back, so the second trial would not interfere with the holiday season. The second trial was supposed to begin on Nov. 30, but, as the first trial lasted longer than planned, if the second also lasted as long, it would interfere with the Christmas season. Kathy Brown of Kathy Brown Law said the second trial will now start on March 21.

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  Federal jury awards $1.6M to Ohio woman in DuPont C8 lawsuit

  COLUMBUS, Ohio – A seven-member federal jury awarded $1.6 million to an Ohio woman who developed kidney cancer and claimed it was after drinking water contaminated with C8. The jury found Oct. 7 that Carla Marie Bartlett's kidney cancer was contracted after being exposed to C8 discharged by DuPont's Washington Works facility in Parkersburg into the Ohio River and her drinking water. The jury awarded Bartlett $1.1 million in damages due to DuPont's negligence, and $500,000 for emotional distres