Fisherman Awarded $14M in DuPont Lawsuit

An oyster fisherman who claimed chemicals from a DuPont factory caused his rare blood cancer was awarded $14 million in actual damages in the first of 1,996 lawsuits involving the plant. A jury found DuPont DeLisle at fault Friday for Glen Strong's multiple myeloma. Strong's wife received $1.5 million for loss of "love and companionship." The jury will meet again Monday to decide on punitive damages.


Victor Hawkins, who worked at the plant for 18 years, testified that releases from faulty disposal stacks often produced clouds of dust floating over the employee parking lot that took the paint off cars. Hawkins said DuPont later installed an automated car wash for workers to drive through at the end of the day.

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