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Federal Jury Returns Verdict For Consumer Who Alleges Butter-Flavoring Lung Disease
Posted on 21 Sep 2012 by Bill G Lowe

DENVER - (Mealey's) A Colorado man who alleges that he developed the lung disease bronchiolitis obliterans from exposure to diacetyl in microwave popcorn flavoring was awarded $7.2 million Sept. 19 by a U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado... Read More

Tags: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. , Birds Eye Food Inc. , The Kroger Co. , Wayne Watson , King Soopers , IFF , toxic torts , Wayne Watson v. Dillon Companies Inc. , lung disease , Bush Boake Allen Inc. , Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. , Litigation , Dillon Cos. Inc. , bronchiolitis obliterans , BBA , Givaudan Flavors Corp. , microwave popcorn flavoring , diacetyl

U.S. Supreme Court Refuses To Hear ‘Popcorn Lung’ Personal Injury Case
Posted on 3 Nov 2014 by James Cordrey

WASHINGTON, D.C. — (Mealey’s) The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 3 denied certiorari in a personal injury case for what is called “popcorn lung” brought against the makers of artificial butter flavoring used in microwave popcorn (... Read More

Tags: Diacetyl Plaintiffs v. Aaroma Holdings LLC , Chapter 7 , Bankruptcy , artificial butter flavoring , personal injury , product liability , Litigation , popcorn lung , microwave popcorn , U.S. Supreme Court , torts , Emoral Inc. , diacetyl

N.Y. Woman Alleges Butter Flavoring Chemical In Microwave Popcorn Caused Serious Lung Injury
Posted on 13 May 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

NEW YORK — Wendy R. Fleishmann and Elizabeth Alexander of the national plaintiffs’ law firm Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP and Ken McClain of the Kansas City, Mo., law firm Humphrey Farrington and McClain P.C. announced May 6 that... Read More

Tags: has personal injury , Elizabeth Alexander , Agnes Mercado , Humphrey Farrington and McClain , toxic torts , new lawsuit filing , Ken McClain , ConAgra Foods Inc. , lung disease , Litigation , lawsuit , Wendy R. Fleishmann , bronchiolitis obliterans , torts , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP , Givaudan Flavors Corp. , diacetyl