After 13 years, a trial in a lawsuit brought by Costa Rica orange growers against Delaware-based DuPont resulted in a $6 million verdict in Miami-Dade Circuit Court against the chemical giant over its recalled pesticide Benlate.
DuPont paid out about $750 million in damages and settlements related to Benlate litigation but stopped the practice in 1991 and fought all cases that followed. The 2001 lawsuit was brought by more than 20 Costa Rica growers.
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