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| DuPont Settles Chemical Leak Lawsuits for $671M |  | DuPont has agreed to pay $671 million to settle thousands of lawsuits over the company's leak of chemicals tied to cancer and other health issues. The company was facing a number of lawsuits alleging that DuPont's leaking of perfluorooctanoic acid, a chemical used to make Teflon, at its plant in Parkersburg, West Virginia, had caused six diseases. DuPont was facing about 3,550 personal injury claims over the chemical leak.
Staff Report, Reuters 02/13/2017    | | Read Article: Reuters |
| Lawsuit Filed After Cheerleader Suffers Brain Injury During Stunt Fall | | A lawsuit has been filed by the family of an Oregon cheerleader who suffered brain damage during a stunt. The lawsuit was filed against the North Clackamas School District over the incident in which the Milwaukie High School cheerleader suffered a brain injury when she fell during a stunt, was not caught by her fellow cheerleaders, and hit her head on a floor mat. As alleged in the lawsuit, "the district failed to appoint a properly trained coach, failed to adequately train team members in following safety rules for the sport and failed to assign spotters."
Aimee Green, The Oregonian 02/10/2017 | | Read Article: The Oregonian |
| Families File Suit Against Jose Fernandez Estate Over Boat Crash Deaths | | The families of two men who died in a boating accident with late Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez have filed a lawsuit against the estate of the player. All three men died when the athlete's boat crashed in September and the parents of the other two men have filed suit. The lawsuits, filed against Fernandez's estate, are each seeking about $2 million in damages. The first lawsuit was filed on Friday and the second is to become official on Monday.
Larry Walansky, NBCNewYork.com 02/13/2017 | | Read Article: NBCNewYork.com |
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