C-8 MDL Court Rejects DuPont’s Summary Judgment Motions; Says Issues Reflect ‘Quintessential’ Questions for Jury

CLEVELAND –– An Ohio federal court has denied summary judgment motions brought by DuPont in two C-8 personal injury actions scheduled for trial this fall, saying that the issues raised by the defendant “reflect a quintessential question for determination by a jury.”

In the July 21 opinion, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio found that the plaintiffs had offered a number of expert witnesses who used differential diagnoses –– a method approved by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit –– to establish specific causation.

The underlying litigation involving alleged C-8 exposure originated …