Jury Awards “Popcorn Lung” Man $7 Million
A Colorado man was awarded $7.2 million in federal court in the first “popcorn lung” trial involving a consumer whose frequent microwave popcorn habit led to his diagnosis with the life-threatening disease. Reuters reports that after deliberating for a day, the jury found popcorn manufacturer Glister-Mary Lee 80 percent liable for damages in the case, and King Soopers,