- Summary- Law firms- U.S. appeals court said findings in other, related cases applied to Travis Abbott's case- Abbott said his multiple cancer diagnoses resulted from drinking water tainted by the chemical PFOA- PFOA was used in nonstick household products such as Teflon(Reuters) - A federal appeals court has upheld a $40 million verdict for a cancer survivor who sued E.I.Circuit Court of Appeals said Monday DuPont could not challenge the verdict, which relied on a finding in related cases that PFOA, a chemical discharged by DuPont into public waterways, was linked to the man's cancer.“The key concept applicable here is that DuPont’s conduct impacted the plaintiffs in virtually identical ways — contamination of their water supplies with a carcinogen,” wrote Circuit Judge Jane Stranch for the panel.Abbott sued in 2017, claiming prolonged exposure to PFOA in his drinking water caused him to have testicular cancer twice.For Travis Abbott: Matthew Wessler of Gupta Wessler; and Jon Conlin, Elizabeth Chambers and Jerome Tapley of Cory Watson AttorneysFor DuPont: Damond Mace, John Burlingame, Lauren Kuley and Colter Paulson of Squire Patton Boggs; and Aneca Lasley of Ice MillerRead more:California sues 3M, DuPont over toxic 'forever chemicals'DuPont, Chemours beat back lawsuit over chemicals in N.Y. drinking waterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles."