A jury awarded a Pennsylvania woman $7.1 million after she was badly injured when a can of commercial brand cooking spray ignited in a kitchen at her workplace and set her aflame.
A Pennsylvania woman was awarded $7.1 million after she was badly injured when a can of commercial brand cooking spray ignited and set her aflame.A jury in Illinois has ordered Chicago-based Conagra Brands to pay $7.1 million to a Pennsylvania woman who was badly injured in 2017 when a can of commercial brand cooking spray ignited in a kitchen at her workplace and set her aflame.
Chicago-based Conagra Brands must pay out $3.1 million in compensatory damages and $4 million in punitive damages to Reese, according to the Cook County Circuit Court verdict. Conagra Brands is the parent company of Pam and many other high-profile food brands including Marie Callender's, Reddi-wip, Swiss Miss, Hunt's, Chef Boyardee and Slim Jim.
Smith said there are more than 50 pending cases against Conagra from other burn victims across the country, and that the company has refused to issue a product recall for the "defective" cans. Consumers can check if their cooking spray cans are vented by looking at whether the bottom of the can has four small U-shaped slits, Smith said. In general, larger spray cans - 10 oz. or more - rather than the commonly-sold 6 oz. cans are affected, he said.
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