The DuPont Co., embroiled in decade-long litigation over its fungicide Benlate, is once again facing accusations of wrongdoing. In 1996, a Fla. judge ruled that the chemical giant had destroyed evidence, thwarted discovery and engaged in "semantic tricks" to hide the truth about company field tests. Now, a new group of lawyers in a different case is asking the same judge to punish DuPont again. Last week, the lawyers said they had unearthed new evidence that shows DuPont withheld information and lied.
July 26, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
The DuPont Co., embroiled in decade-long litigation over its fungicideBenlate, is once again being accused of covering up evidence ofwrongdoing.
DuPont suffered a serious blow in 1996 when a Miami-Dade judge ruledthat the chemical giant had destroyed evidence, thwarted discovery andengaged in “semantic tricks” to hide the truth about company fieldtests.
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