Manufacturer Teflon pay huge claim damages. Before DuPont still 3.4 thousand. matters – Virtual Poland

Manufacturer pan Teflon, DuPont will pay more than 5.1 million dollars. An American, who as a result of the toxic substances used to manufacture Teflon diagnosed with testicular cancer.

The trial against DuPont lasted only five weeks. The jury found that the manufacturer of Teflon pans negligent in one of its factories – gives Reuters.

Used in the production of the substance C-8 had a leak from the plants and get into drinking water. This caused cancer in David Freeman of Ohio . 5.1 million dollars to pay compensation has Chemours Co, a company spun off from DuPont and responsible for chemistry.

Manufacturer Teflon intends to appeal the judgment, and to claim damages for defamation issuance of such a judgment. But this is not the only issue for compensation DuPont. As noted by Reuters, the company has already won the loser process with American Cynthia Salitsky , which demonstrated that C-8 caused in her cancer. Then the company had to withdraw injured 1.6 million.

Issues DuPont has, however, much more. At the moment company it sued over 3.4 thousand. people that also have to be victims of diseases caused by C-8, which is by perfluorooctanoic acid, also called PFOA.