Man wins £4.4 million damages for 'popcorn lung'

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Wayne Watson, from Colorado in the US, has been awarded $7.2 million in damages from a court, after inhaling fumes from artificial butter in microwave popcorn, and developing a chronic lung condition.

So what happened to him, and is it likely to happen elsewhere?
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