The Missouri Southern District Court of Appeals heard arguments June 9 in Springfield in the case of a Jasper man who was awarded $20 million by a Jasper County jury in the first of numerous lawsuits against International Flavors and Fragrances.
The jury awarded Eric Peoples, 33, $18 million and awarded his wife, Cassandra $2 million, after determining Peoples' lungs were damaged by a chemical used in butter flavoring at the Jasper Popcorn Company.
Lawyers for International Flavors and Fragrances, Inc., and Bush Boake Allen Inc., filed the appeal last summer following the March 15, 2004, verdict.
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