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• Pam Cooking Spray ‘Popcorn Lung’ Lawsuit Ends in $25M Verdict at Trial

  February 13, 2026

  Michael Adams

  A jury awarded $25 million to a California man who blamed long-term use of Pam butter-flavored cooking spray for his popcorn lung, a disease commonly linked to diacetyl in microwave popcorn and some e-cigarettes.

• Food Manufacturers Oppose Update for Lawsuit Over UPF and Diabetes, Fatty Liver Disease

  November 4, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Several food manufacturers are opposing a Pennsylvania man’s attempt to reinstate a dismissed lawsuit that alleges their ultra-processed products caused his diabetes and fatty liver disease.

• Motion Seeks To Reinstate Lawsuit Over Ultra-Processed Food Health Risks

  October 9, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A man has asked a federal judge to allow him to refile a lawsuit alleging ultra-processed foods caused childhood diabetes, amending it to add the names of specific products.

• Ultra-Processed Food Lawsuit Over Childhood Diabetes Risks Dismissed by Federal Judge

  August 27, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit claiming ultra-processed food products caused a young man's childhood diabetes and liver disease has been dismissed by a federal judge.

• Consumer Argues Food Manufacturers Concealed UPF Diabetes, Fatty Liver Disease Risks for Children

  June 4, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A man who has filed an ultra-processed food lawsuit against several major manufacturers argues that claims they knowingly sold dangerous products should not be dismissed.

• Future of Ultra-Processed Food Diabetes Lawsuit To Be Determined at Hearing in August 2025

  April 30, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has set a hearing for August to determine if a man can pursue an ultra-processed food diabetes lawsuit against major U.S. food manufacturers.

• Food Manufacturers Seek Dismissal of Ultra-Processed Food Childhood Diabetes Lawsuit

  April 3, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Lawsuit alleges ultra-processed foods (UPF) marketed to kids caused a young Pennsylvania man to develop type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease and other chronic health problems.

• Junk Food Lawsuit Over Teenager’s Type 2 Diabetes, Fatty Liver Disease Diagnosis Removed to Federal Court

  January 28, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Several junk food manufacturers have removed a recently filed lawsuit to federal court after it was originally filed in Pennsylvania state court, where none of the defendants are based.

• Exploding Pam and Other Cooking Spray Cans Result in Lawsuits Against Conagra

  September 25, 2019

  Russell Maas

  Several lawsuits accuse the makers of PAM cooking spray of designing faulty cans which exploded, causing burns, fires and property damage.

• Lead Paint Settlement Reached for $305M By Suppliers To Resolve Decades-Long Legal Battle

  July 19, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Three paint companies have agreed to pay $305 million to lead paint remediation programs in California as part of a settlement for a 20-year-old lawsuit.