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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. |
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Bronchiolitis Obliterans:
The Disease Explained
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| 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. |
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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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Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
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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...
To read more press articles on the Popcorn Lung litigation, click
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