EPISODE · Sep 20, 2022 · 12 MIN
She Sued A Local Plant For Causing Her Cancer. A Jury Awarded Her $363 Million
from In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons
Sterigenics in Dupage County and two companies in Lake County used the cancer-causing chemical ethylene oxide in sterilization processes for years before nearby residents began to report higher-than-normal levels of a number of cancers. Reset speaks with Michael Hawthorne, reporter at the Chicago Tribune, about the first lawsuit against Sterigenics over use of the known carcinogen, which Springfield considered banning in 2019.
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She Sued A Local Plant For Causing Her Cancer. A Jury Awarded Her $363 Million
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