Spelter NewsLocal news for Spelter, WV continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.$196-million damages in U.S. environment case- October 27, 2007 A jury in the Circuit Court of Harrison County, West Virginia has decided that DuPont must pay $196,200,000.00 in punitive damages to residents in and around the town of Spelter, West Virginia. via HAZMAT Magazinehttp://www.topix.net/city/spelter-wv/2007/10/196-million-damages-in-u-s-environment-case?f... Justified Verdicts in Smelter Spelter Case- October 24, 2007 "When you look at these big verdicts ... no wonder Forbes Magazine says we have the worst climate in the country to create jobs because of our legal system" A lot of people are sick and a lot of people have died because of toxic waste dumped at a DuPont smelter facility in Harrison County. via West Virginia Metrohttp://www.topix.net/city/spelter-wv/2007/10/justified-verdicts-in-smelter-spelter-case?fr... DuPont Responds to Spelter, W.Va., Lawsuit Decision- October 22, 2007 WILMINGTON , Del., Oct. 19 PRNewswire-FirstCall -- The following statement is in response to today's verdict in the Spelter, W.Va., zinc smelter class action lawsuit. via Personal Injury Law Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/spelter-wv/2007/10/dupont-responds-to-spelter-w-va-lawsuit-decis... DuPont ordered to pay almost $200M in punitive damages in West Virginia smelter case- October 20, 2007 DuPont Co. was ordered Friday to pay $196.2 million in punitive damages for deliberately dumping dangerous heavy metals on a West Virginia industrial site, ending a complex trial involving property damage ... via PR-inside.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/spelter-wv/2007/10/dupont-ordered-to-pay-almost-200m-in-punitive... Final phase of class-action DuPont lawsuit goes to jury- October 19, 2007 "That is who DuPont is. They have lost touch with their moral bearings." CLARKSBURG, W.Va. - DuPont manipulated state environmental regulators and lied to residents about the dangers surrounding a zinc-smelting plant in Spelter and should now pay a high price for its wanton, willful ... via Daily Recordhttp://www.topix.net/city/spelter-wv/2007/10/final-phase-of-class-action-dupont-lawsuit-go... Kennedy in Clarksburg- October 19, 2007 "It was the kind of case that as you start reading it, your indignation goes up so high and you just say hey, this has to be addressed, this has to be fought" Posted Thursday, October 18, 2007 ; 06:38 PM Updated Thursday, October 18, 2007 ; 06:55 PM Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. via The State Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/spelter-wv/2007/10/kennedy-in-clarksburg-2?fromrss=1 Kennedy in Clarksburg- October 19, 2007 "It was the kind of case that as you start reading it, your indignation goes up so high and you just say hey, this has to be addressed, this has to be fought" Posted Thursday, October 18, 2007 ; 06:38 PM Updated Thursday, October 18, 2007 ; 06:55 PM Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. via The State Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/spelter-wv/2007/10/kennedy-in-clarksburg?fromrss=1 Daily Left: Most Importantly, Obama and Cheney Cousins- October 18, 2007 Verizon admits to handing over the records of hundreds of customers without warrant or subpoena, but passes the blame buck back to the White House. via Air America Radiohttp://www.topix.net/city/spelter-wv/2007/10/daily-left-most-importantly-obama-and-cheney-... Punitive phase begins in DuPont class-action lawsuit- October 16, 2007 For decades DuPont deliberately misled people in and around the small town of Spelter about threats that a high-polluting zinc smelting plant posed to their health, lawyers argued in Harrison County Circuit ... via Charleston Daily Mailhttp://www.topix.net/city/spelter-wv/2007/10/punitive-phase-begins-in-dupont-class-action-... Medical Monitoring Ordered in Waste Case- October 10, 2007 "Under the trial court's prior rulings, the judge will make the ultimate decision on the scope, cost and duration of any medical monitoring program. We are continuing to defend this case" DuPont Co. must provide medical monitoring for thousands of residents who were exposed to arsenic, cadmium and lead contamination from a waste site at a former Harrison County smelter, a jury said Wednesday. via MSN Moneyhttp://www.topix.net/city/spelter-wv/2007/10/medical-monitoring-ordered-in-waste-case?from... |