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In 2007, Lieff Cabraser attorneys, with local co-counsel, obtained a $50 million verdict against Daimler Chrysler in a wrongful death action. Our firm has participated in over thirty-five $100 million-plus settlements and verdicts, including ten cases in excess of $1 billion.

 


Bronchiolitis Obliterans:
The Disease Explained

 
What is bronchiolitis obliterans?
The disease associated with inhaling butter flavoring vapors has been identified as bronchiolitis obliterans -- literally, an obliteration of the lung's airways. Breathing tests can identify difficulty in moving air in and out of the lungs, called lung obstruction. In the case of bronchiolitis obliterans, that obstruction is "fixed," meaning it doesn't respond to normal asthma medications.
The disease is similar to emphysema, which can be caused by smoking. However, bronchiolitis obliterans patients typically have normal oxygen exchange in their lungs, while emphysema patients do not.
A biopsy of lung tissue helps prove that a patient has the disease, but many doctors stop short of that procedure because it is very invasive. The exact cause of the disease in this case is unknown. Scientists theorize that the airborne flavoring chemicals damage the airway lining, and then tissue then scars and hardens, crimping airflow.

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"Popcorn firms removing diacetyl linked to lung ailments in factory workers"
December 18, 2007, Associated Press

The nation's four biggest makers of microwave popcorn have removed a flavoring chemical linked to a lung ailment in popcorn plant workers from nearly all their products. The companies say all their microwave popcorn recipes should be changed by January. More...

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