DuPont Loses Bid for Mistrial After $50 Million PFAS Verdict

A federal judge won’t order a new trial in a closely watched PFAS case against DuPont that resulted in a $50 million verdict against the company earlier this year.

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Thursday denied DuPont’s request to declare a mistrial after a jury in March sided with cancer survivor Travis Abbott and his wife, Julie, awarding them damages for exposure to a type of PFAS the company produced at a facility along the Ohio River.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are known as “forever chemicals” for their ability to build up and stick ...