Unable to reach a settlement agreement, the case went to trial.īASF Corp. BASF Corp.’s last offer was over $2.5 million less than what plaintiff was demanding. Plaintiff’s attorneys were able to reach a settlement with all the defendants except for BASF Corp., a company responsible for supplying diacetyl to the last factory where Soils worked. Over one dozen defendants were named in the lawsuit, including factories where Solis worked and numerous companies supplying chemicals to those factories. The 45 year-old Illinois resident brought a Cook County workplace injury lawsuit against several parties alleging that his current condition was a result of his exposure to fumes and dust particles while working with artificial butter flavoring. This means that without a lung transplant the life-long nonsmoker and unmarried father of three could die if he develops the flu or other respiratory diseases. Bronchiolitis obliterans has been linked to exposure to substances used to make microwave popcorn, such as diacetyl.Īfter being diagnosed with the life-threatening disease, Solis now has a reduced lung capacity of only 25 percent. In Solis, the plaintiff developed bronchiolitis obliterans.pdf, or ‘popcorn lung disease’, after 18 years of working in various factories. The supply company’s gamble failed, as evidenced by the positive plaintiff verdict.
ALISON SOLIS COOK COUNTY TRIAL
opted to take the case to trial rather than settling. Several other parties to the Illinois work place injury lawsuit had settled with the plaintiff prior to trial for undisclosed amounts, but BASF Corp. A recent Illinois personal injury lawsuit received a large verdict award, granting $30.4 million to the plaintiff in Solis v.
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