Thursday, February 25, 2010
DuPont Found Liable
KENTUCKY....
In a second trial, a federal jury in Covington has found DuPont liable for the October 2004 chemical leak at the company's Wurtland plant in northeastern Kentucky that sickened and injured Arthellia Bates, Phillip Justice and Janet Senters. The jury awarded damages of $9,000 to Justice and Senters and $5,000 to Bates. Last year, a different jury found DuPont grossly negligent in the leak. Because of the gross negligence finding, the awards are multiplied times 10, giving Justice and Senters each a share of $90,317 and Bates $57,472. The trial was moved from Ashland to Covington at the request of DuPont’s attorneys, who claimed publicity following the first trial in Ashland this past summer tainted the local jury pool, making it impossible for the company to receive a fair trial in Ashland. The verdict brings the total damages awarded to the plaintiffs in the two trials to just under $1.4 million.
In a second trial, a federal jury in Covington has found DuPont liable for the October 2004 chemical leak at the company's Wurtland plant in northeastern Kentucky that sickened and injured Arthellia Bates, Phillip Justice and Janet Senters. The jury awarded damages of $9,000 to Justice and Senters and $5,000 to Bates. Last year, a different jury found DuPont grossly negligent in the leak. Because of the gross negligence finding, the awards are multiplied times 10, giving Justice and Senters each a share of $90,317 and Bates $57,472. The trial was moved from Ashland to Covington at the request of DuPont’s attorneys, who claimed publicity following the first trial in Ashland this past summer tainted the local jury pool, making it impossible for the company to receive a fair trial in Ashland. The verdict brings the total damages awarded to the plaintiffs in the two trials to just under $1.4 million.
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