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DuPont to Pay $670M Over Teflon-Making Chemical Leak in West Virginia

DuPont said on Monday it agreed to pay $670.7 million in cash to settle several lawsuits related to a chemical leak from a plant in West Virginia. The company said it settled about 3,550 personal injury claims arising from the …

DuPont Ordered to Pay $5.1M in Suit over Teflon-Related Chemical

A U.S. jury has ordered DuPont to pay $5.1 million to a man who said he developed testicular cancer from exposure to a toxic chemical used to make Teflon at one of its plants, according to a DuPont spokesman. It …