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Sterigenics to pay $408 million to settle hundreds of lawsuits over toxic gas emissions

The company agrees to settle more than 870 suits alleging that its Willowbrook plant released ethylene oxide gas. Last year, a jury awarded a cancer survivor $363 million.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 10, 2023

It’s a colorless, toxic gas. A US woman won $363m after years of exposure

An Illinois resident won her case against the company Sterigenics – but other sufferers’ lawsuits hang in the balance

The Guardian - US · Nov 26, 2022

Sterigenics lawsuits to proceed in groups

On the heels of a record $363 million jury verdict, a ruling by a Cook County judge will speed progress of some 800 lawsuits over Willowbrook plant’s alleged toxic emissions.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 21, 2022

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Jury awards Illinois woman $363M in suit over plant's gas

A jury has awarded $363 million to a woman who alleged that a now-shuttered suburban Chicago plant that sterilized medical equipment exposed residents to a toxic industrial gas and gave her breast cancer

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022

Jury says Sterigenics should pay $363 million to Illinois woman for exposing her to cancer-causing ethylene oxide

Sterigenics, its parent company and a corporate predecessor should pay $363 million in damages for exposing a Willowbrook, Illinois, woman and thousands of others to cancer-causing ethylene oxide pollution, a Cook County jury decided Monday.

Chicago Tribune · Sep 19, 2022

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Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 19, 2022

Sterigenics trial: $363 million verdict against Willowbrook company in first trial over toxic gas emissions

The verdict exceeded the $346 million that lawyers for plaintiff Sue Kamuda asked for in closing arguments Thursday against Sterigenics, parent company Sotera Health and its corporate predecessor Griffith Foods.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 19, 2022

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Jury hears closing arguments in Sterigenics lawsuit, the first to go to trial since Willowbrook plant was closed in 2019

Plaintiff Sue Kamuda, who lived near the plant, is seeking a $21 million judgment against the medical supply sterilization company.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 15, 2022

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