US EditionJury awards $25M to man who claimed popular cooking spray gave him ‘popcorn lung’
The jury found Conagra Brands negligent for failing to warn that Pam cooking spray contained harmful chemicals linked to lung disease, awarding $25 million to the plaintiff.
- A Los Angeles jury recently awarded $25 million to Roland Esparza after finding Conagra Brands liable for his lung injury, with Esparza awaiting a double-lung transplant.
- Using the spray two to three times per day, Roland Esparza alleges he inhaled diacetyl and acetyl propionyl after regularly using Pam Butter Flavor since the early 1990s, filing the lawsuit in 2022.
- Past popcorn-lung trials, including multimillion-dollar awards, provide historical context, as popcorn-lung was first identified in microwave-popcorn plant workers exposed to butter-flavor chemicals, lawyers said.
- Conagra said it will contest the verdict and plans to challenge the award, stating it removed the butter-flavor ingredient in 2009, according to Law.com.
- The ruling could set a legal precedent for warnings and liability, as Conagra plans to contest the $25 million award in the Pam lung injury case.
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Conagra ordered to pay $25 million in lawsuit alleging Pam cooking spray caused lung disease
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LA man gets $25M after developing lung disease from PAM cooking spray - Dining and Cooking
A Los Angeles man was awarded $25 million after developing a rare chronic lung disease known as “popcorn lung” from an ingredient that was used to be in the popular cooking spray PAM. Last week, a jury in Los Angeles Superior Court ruled in 58-year-old Roland Esparza’s favor when it found that the Chicago-based Conagra [...]
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