[RightOnTheBorder]

I think that when these absurd amounts are lowered on appeal, the original jurors who awarded the ridiculous sum should be held liable to make up the difference. Give those thieving slugs on the jury something to think about when they vote to take money from the big bad company and give it to the poor widdle worker.

[Signalman]

I’m old enough to remember getting popcorn at the movie with REAL butter, not that synthetic crap they have today.

[Sacajaweau]

He had a lung problem before...and it got worse....most conditions do get worse....

Sometimes these studies are not "true", i.e., it takes 1000 times the exposure to cause anything "substantial" to happen.

So the question should be....If he worked someplace else, would his condition have gotten worse. It's a yes or no...There is no maybe.

Wouldn't wish it on anyone...but...

[streetpreacher]

If it can be proven that the popcorn did this and the guy is really needing a lung transplant, I don’t think I have a problem with this. Big “ifs” though.

[Doc Savage]

I know this case. The guy had popcorn at work every day. He would open each bag hot out of the microwave and breathe in the fumes. They couldn’t diagnose the turd for quite a while until he admitted to smelling the popcorn for YEARS! 30 M! Ridiculous!

[CodeToad]

Juries like this cause increased prices. The jury cannot prove the chemical contributed in any way to his demise. He took a job at the plant after he already knew of his lung condition.