Judge Declares Mistrial, Calls For Retrial Of Punitives In Ethylene Oxide Case

( May 7, 2025, 9:58 AM EDT) -- LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — A state court judge in Georgia on May 6 declared a mistrial in the punitive damages phase of a trial but let stand a compensatory damages verdict of $20 million in a lawsuit brought by a man who contends that a medical sterilization plant is liable for causing his cancer because it emitted ethylene oxide (EtO) into the environment....