date:Nov 12, 2012
awsuit by 30 current and former employees of Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. The employees complained they suffered lung impairment and other respiratory injuries from butter flavoring in microwave popcorn.
At issue in the appeals case: whether the workers' personal injuries should be considered a single occurrence. In reaching its decision, the court looked to whether there is a close temporal and spatial relationship between the incidents giving rise to injury or loss, and whether the incidents can be