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Centennial Man Wins $7.2 Million 'Popcorn Lung' Lawsuit

by KREX News Room
by Kristina Kuestner

Story Created: Sep 19, 2012 at 9:11 PM MDT

Story Updated: Sep 20, 2012 at 8:42 AM MDT

DENVER- A jury awarded $7.2 million to a Centennial man who was diagnosed with "popcorn lung," possibly from inhaling the artificial butter smell of the microwave popcorn he ate regularly.

Wayne Watson's attorney said a federal jury granted the award Wednesday against Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation, The Kroger Co. and Dillon Companies, Inc. after Watson developed respiratory problems in 2007.

According to KCNC in Denver, Watson argued that he not only ate two packages of microwave popcorn a day for years, but he would inhale the fumes from the butter flavoring, not knowing it contained a potentially dangerous chemical.

According to reports, defense attorneys had argued that Watson's health problems were not from popcorn, but from years of working with carpet-cleaning chemicals.





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