Lawrence v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

Murray Lawrence was exposed to a toxic cloud of chemicals while working as a welder at a chemical-processing facility owned by E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. DuPont conceded responsibility for the accident, and a jury awarded Lawrence $3.2 million in damages. On appeal, DuPont argues that Lawrence did not introduce sufficient medical evidence to prove that his injuries from the accident were permanent, that Lawrence’s vocational expert’s testimony was unduly speculative and that the verdict form was prejudicially defective. We affirm.

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For 24 years, Murray Lawrence…