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Recent News About Dupont
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Spilman Thomas & Battle joins World Services Group
CHARLESTON -- Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC is pleased to announce the firm has joined World Services Group (WSG) as an exclusive West Virginia law firm member. -
Japanese manufacturer to locate in Belle
TOKYO -- Kureha Corp. announced Dec. 18 it will invest more than $100 million to build a plant in Belle that will produce and sell the groundbreaking, high-performance polymer, polyglycolic acid (PGA). -
Pittsburgh attorney files six asbestos against 105 companies
CHARLESTON - Pittsburgh attorney David Chervenick filed a class action asbestos lawsuit against 105 companies on behalf of six families. -
Jury orders DuPont to pay nearly $200 million in punitive damages
CLARKSBURG - A Harrison County jury has ordered DuPont to pay $196.2 million in punitive damages after the company was convicted of wanton, willful and reckless conduct. -
Closing arguments set in DuPont waste pile case
CLARKSBURG - The closing arguments of a class-action lawsuit against DuPont are set after 10 plaintiffs testified in the fourth and final phase of the trial. -
DuPont ordered to provide medical monitoring in Harrison County
CLARKSBURG - DuPont Co. has been ordered to provide medical monitoring for Harrison County residents who were exposed to dangerous chemicals at a waste site. -
PERSONNEL FILE: W.Va. Chamber's leadership team elected for 2007-08
Martin CHARLESTON –- Clarence E. "CEM" Martin III, a partner with Martin & Seibert in Martinsburg, has been elected to succeed Linda Kay Wellings, President of MPL Corporation, as Chairperson of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce. -
Couple sues DuPont, barge company over work injuries
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County couple filed a suit against a local chemical manufacturing facility after the husband was injured while unloading chemicals from one of the barges. -
This Just In: Kanawha County
July 12 -
Timing of lawsuit favorable to residents as Va. man currently in bankruptcy
CHARLESTON – Should the eight West Virginia residents who have a suit against an alleged private investigator prevail in court, they may stand a chance to collect any judgment they receive in spite of his pending bankruptcy. -
C8 science panel requests DuPont worker study
Deitzler PARKERSBURG - The C8 science panel has asked and now hopes to receive. -
Gustke hints at end to open Wood judgeship
PARKERSBURG - During the final moments of a lengthy hearing Monday, an attorney remarked to Arthur Gustke that the senior status judge is working a murder trial later in the week. -
Settlement terms argued in DuPont case
Harry Deitzler PARKERSBURG - After three years of arguing, the two sides in a class action lawsuit brought against DuPont finally agreed on a settlement in August 2004. -
Four asbestos suits filed jointly
CHARLESTON - Four plaintiffs groups jointly filed asbestos lawsuits recently in Kanawha Circuit Court. -
CATCHING UP: Boy gets $40K settlement
CHARLESTON - At any given time, the Kanawha County Board of Education is dealing with 30-40 lawsuits filed against it. -
Two asbestos cases filed
CHARLESTON - A pair of asbestos lawsuits were recently entered into Kanawha Circuit Court, one by a former mechanic who died last year and another by a former Buckhannon refractory plant worker. -
This Just In: Kanawha County
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Residents say DuPont impeding science panel
PARKERSBURG - Parkersburg-area residents say DuPont has tampered with the terms of a $107.8 million settlement stemming from a lawsuit that alleged the company exposed them to the chemical C8. -
Lawyer says settlement produces science, not payout
Deitzler CHARLESTON - When Wood Circuit Judge George Hill put his signature on a $107.6 million settlement between a class of Parkersburg-area plaintiffs and DuPont last year, attorney Harry Deitzler knew he had a gold mine on his hands.