Kentucky Jury Holds DuPont Liable in Chemical Leak
Save Email Print
Bookmark and Share
Posted: 11:39 AM Feb 24, 2010
Kentucky Jury Holds DuPont Liable in Chemical Leak
A federal jury has found DuPont liable for a chemical leak that sickened and injured three people in Greenup County, Kentucky.
Reporter: The Associated Press
Email Address: news@wsaz.com
width:270 and height: 198 and picwidth: 218 and pciheight: 159
Font Size:

COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A federal jury has found DuPont liable for a chemical leak that sickened and injured three people in Greenup County, Kentucky.

The Ashland Daily Independent reports that the jury awarded damages totaling just over $9,000 to Arthellia Bates, Phillip Justice and Janet Senters in the second trial stemming from the October 2004 leak at the company's Wurtland plant.

The jury last week also found in favor of DuPont on the claims of five other people.

The jury awarded $9,000 to Justice and Senters and $5,000 to Bates. A different jury last year found DuPont grossly negligent in the leak.

Because of the gross negligence finding in the prior trial, the awards are multiplied times 10, giving Justice and Senters each a share of $90,317 and Bates $57,472.

$250,000,000
Live Feed Now on the Always On Channel

Local Events

Loading…
Events by eviesays.com
Click here to send us your pictures and video pix@wsaz.com
CNN.com News Headlines
WSAZ.com Sponsor Sections & Links
SOMC-Very good things are happening here SOMC
Very good things are happening here. Click here to learn more
Click here for closing and delays
Click here for school closings and delays
West Virginia Lottery nightly @ 6:59pm on WSAZ click here for numbers and drawings
Watch the Lottery Live Monday - Saturday @ 6:59pm on WSAZ NewsChannel 3. Need to check your numbers? Click here.
Ohio Lottery
Watch the Ohio Lottery Drawings weeknights @ 7:29pm and Cash Explosion Saturday @ 7:30pm on WSAZ NewsChannel 3.
WSAZ Children's Charitable Foundation
Click here to donate and help WSAZ help children at risk in our region. Thank you.
Making Moms LIfe Easier - with Diane Dimoff
Click here to see how our partners are making Moms and women's lives easier.