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.
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.
The cooking spray that exploded near Reese had been stored on a shelf about 18 inches (46 centimeters) above the stove, according to Flowers.
“In a commercial kitchen, that’s a sort of normal place where people leave their cooking spray cans when they’re actually using them.
The redesign was not related to the lawsuits and was part of an effort to standardize the company’s cans, Conagra said.
Persons:
—, Tammy Reese, Pam, Reese, “, Craig Smith, Marie Callender’s, Chef Boyardee, Slim Jim, Smith, ” Peter Flowers, Conagra, ___ Savage
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CHICAGO, Brands, Conagra, Swiss Miss, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America
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