C-8 Plaintiffs Move for Partial Summary Judgment, Say DuPont Attempting to Relitigate Already Resolved Issues

CLEVELAND –– Plaintiffs involved in the federal C-8 personal injury multidistrict litigation have moved for partial summary judgment, arguing that DuPont is attempting to relitigate issues that were resolved as part of a settlement agreement reached in state court years ago.

In a Sept. 3 motion filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, the plaintiffs sought partial summary judgment for a determination of issues in order to “facilitate the just, speedy, and inexpensive disposition of these proceedings.”

According to the plaintiffs, the litigation has undergone more than 10 years of prior discovery, motion practice and …