The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to review a $40 million verdict against E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co, preserving a legal win for an Ohio man who said toxic "forever chemicals" released by the company into drinking water caused his cancer.
Whenever the Supreme Court won’t take a case, it’s important to see why. It always defers to a lower court’s ruling. And a lot of the time it’s the opposite of what you may think, which is good in the end.
Dupont was appealing to get it reduced, though. If the Supreme Court was on their side, they would have taken the appeal.
Whenever the Supreme Court won’t take a case, it’s important to see why. It always defers to a lower court’s ruling. And a lot of the time it’s the opposite of what you may think, which is good in the end.