DuPont started in 1802 as an explosive company. At present DuPont is operating in 80 countries and it is offering products and services in the field of agriculture, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation and apparel. It has got more than 58,000 employees all over the globe.
DuPont is also involved in the work of asbestos related products and services and as we know that asbestos is a fibrous material which can cause dangers health on inhalation. The diseases due to inhalation of asbestos have proved to be fatal and at present most of them are incurable. The US government banned the use of asbestos in 1980.
An asbestos lawsuit was filed against DuPont and in that case the company won the jury verdict. The company won this verdict in 2008. Recently Judge Donald Floyd threw out the jury’s decision. He allowed the retrial of the case which is seen as a severe setback to DuPont. The appeal for continuation was filed on September 27.
In his decision Judge Donald Floyd sail that the continuance is not sought for purposes of delay but so that justice can and will be done. This case was filed by Caryl Richarson on behalf of her deceased father and former refinery worker Willis Whisnant Jr. According to the sources Whisnant was a subcontractor for DuPont. The working conditions involved the use of asbestos fiber which resulted in a fatal disease called mesothelioma and this lead to his death in late 70s. According to his son his father was not provided with the basic needs that any individual should need in the asbestos related workplace.
Asbestos is responsible for mesothelioma in majority of its cases; inhalation of asbestos fiber may lead to other fatal diseases namely: asbestosis and lung cancer. According to world health organization (WHO) reports approximately 107,000 people around the world each year due to diseases caused by inhalation of asbestos fibers.


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