Man sues supermarket over chronic 'Popcorn Lung' condition


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popcorn lung was even a bit of a media circus, as several news outlets reported on it a good bit. even hicks out in the sticks know about it.

Well clearly not everyone knows about it.

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They should!

I'm sure there's an entire book full of things you don't know about that you "should" know about. Stop being so arrogant.

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Why is he suing the store that sold it? If you're going to sue someone, sue the maker of the product.

Moral of the story: Moderation is key, even "healthy" things when consumed in unreasonable quanities aren't healthy anymore.

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Why is he suing the store that sold it? If you're going to sue someone, sue the maker of the product.

Moral of the story: Moderation is key, even "healthy" things when consumed in unreasonable quanities aren't healthy anymore.

I could be wrong, but I think it was a Store Brand..
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"Store Brand" or not, the store/chain itself did not make/produce the product. Some other company made/produced it and it was sold under that stores name/brand.

If you're going to sue, at least sue the right entity.

Read the label of any house/store "brand" I'm sure you'll find it was bottled/manufactured/produced by someone other than the one it's being sold under.

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"Store Brand" or not, the store/chain itself did not make/produce the product. Some other company made/produced it and it was sold under that stores name/brand.

If you're going to sue, at least sue the right entity.

Read the label of any house/store "brand" I'm sure you'll find it was bottled/manufactured/produced by someone other than the one it's being sold under.

Irrelevant. The company name on the packaging is the one responsible for the product.

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"Store Brand" or not, the store/chain itself did not make/produce the product. Some other company made/produced it and it was sold under that stores name/brand.

If you're going to sue, at least sue the right entity.

Read the label of any house/store "brand" I'm sure you'll find it was bottled/manufactured/produced by someone other than the one it's being sold under.

Actually the store would be at fault.

For example, Loblaws, a grocery chain in Canada, has two store brands, No Name, and Presidents Choice. Loblaws pays for both of them to be made, sure it's done by a 3rd party, but it is still Their product. They are responsible for the products that bare their name. [ I know cause I worked for them, and we found errors before.. ].

Now if it's some other companies product, like a Coke product, then it's Coke's problem. But because it's the store brand, it's theirs. They contract a company to manufacture it, they set out the product they want, and it's made for them, they advertise it, and sell it.

Now depending, the Chain might have a case against the contracted company, but that is their problem.

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