Ohio man awarded $500,000 in punitive damages in DuPont case

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A federal jury says DuPont should pay $500,000 in punitive damages to an Ohio man in a chemical illness lawsuit.

The Columbus Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/29oAA7O ) the jury decided the amount Friday.

Earlier this week, the same jury said DuPont Co. acted with malice by dumping chemical-tainted water from its West Virginia plant into the Ohio River.

Ohio man awarded $500,000 in punitive damages in DuPont case