The U.S. Appeals Court in Richmond, Va., has thrown out a $919.9 million award to DuPont Co. (DD) over a case involving alleged theft of trade secrets in the manufacture of Kevlar, Bloomberg News reported Thursday on its website.

The court cited errors by the trial judge in the case, brought in 2012 by federal prosecutors against Kolon Industries Inc. (120110.SE), a South Korean firm.

Full story at: www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-03/dupont-s-919-million-verdict-in-kolon-kevlar-case-tossed.html

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