A San Francisco judge has reduced the damages awarded by a jury to the city of Modesto, California in a water contamination verdict. The damages have been trimmed from $ 175 million to 13 million.
The case relates to contamination from dry cleaning chemicals. A jury decided in June that the companies, Vulcan Materials and Dow Chemical, acted with malice because they failed to tell dry cleaners how to use and dispose of chemicals without harming the environment.
Judge John Munter reduced the punitive damages Tuesday against two chemical companies, but rejected a request to order a new trial.
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