(May 17, 2019, 3:26 PM EDT) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge in Ohio on May 13 combined five cases in each trial of post-settlement cases involved in the multidistrict litigation against E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. for alleged injuries connected to exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (known as C8), saying the tort has “reached maturity” (In re: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. C8 Personal Injury Litigation, MDL No. 2433, No. 13-2433, S.D. Ohio, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 80613)....