$381 million Jury Verdict against E.I. DuPont chemical company found negligent in creating a 112-acre zinc waste site in Spelter, West Virginia, and putting area residents at risk of cancer, heart disease, and lead poisoning. DuPont was ordered to pay for property remediation and provide medical monitoring for community residents. This was the fifth largest verdict in the country in 2007 and the largest civil plaintiff verdict in 2007. (Perrine v. E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co., Harrison County, West Virginia Circuit Court).
