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(Reuters) - A U.S. jury in Ohio on Wednesday ordered DuPont (DD.N) to pay $2 million to a man who said he developed testicular cancer from exposure to a toxic chemical leaked from one of the company’s plants, according to the plaintiff’s lawyer Robert Bilott. A federal jury said Wednesday DuPont should pay both compensatory and punitive damages for dumping into the Ohio River one of its chemicals used in the production of Teflon. It is the third time jurors in the Columbus, Ohio, federal court have found DuPont liable for injuries linked to perfluorooctanoic acid, which is used to make Teflon; more than 3,400 lawsuits are pending against DuPont over the chemical leak, which allegedly contaminated local water supplies. "Additional trials are expected, and they will be defended on an individual basis under the facts and circumstances of each case," Cynthia Salitsky, Chemours spokesperson, said in a statement. DuPont spokesman Dan Turner says the Wilmington, Delaware-based company won’t comment until after the trial’s next phase ends. The Columbus Dispatch reports jurors in Columbus are deliberating after a four-week trial in the case of a Washington County resident, Kenneth Vigneron Sr. It’s among 3,000 lawsuits against DuPont by Ohio and West Virginia residents.
A federal jury orders DuPont to pay $2 million to a man with testicular cancer after finding the company liable for diseases linked to C8, a Teflon-making chemical.