A jury in a U.S. District Court in Columbus awarded $50 million Monday to a man who suffered two bouts of testicular cancer, along with his wife, after he spent years drinking water contaminated with forever chemicals.

Attorneys were seeking $105 million for Travis Abbott and $15 million for his wife, Julie, of Pomeroy, Meigs County, after he lost both of his testicles to cancer. Abbott’s cancer also metastasized, resulting in invasive surgery. He has been cancer-free for three years. Read more.…