C8 Report Filed With Court (Revised Nov 4, 2009)

A study conducted by West Virginia researchers as part of the settlement of a state court lawsuit brought by residents of the Parkersburg area has concluded that children with exposure to C8, or perfluorooctanoic acid, had higher amounts of bad cholesterol in their bloodstream. I have not seen the report, although Ken Ward has, and here is the first story on the study.

In September, a federal judge threw out most of the claims that were brought in federal district court against DuPont for the release of C8 in the Parkersburg area. That decision can be found here. The court dismissed most of the allegations against DuPont, including those for negligence, gross negligence, reckless, wilful and wanton conduct; private nuisance; trespass battery and
public nuisance. The only claim that was allowed to proceed was that for medical monitoring.