Sterigenics settles hundreds of ethylene oxide lawsuits for $408 million after jury hit company with $363 million verdict for Willowbrook cancer survivor

The company said in a statement that settling the remaining Illinois lawsuits was in the best interest of its owners. It attributed the decision to “years of biased media coverage in the greater Chicago area,” the cost of appealing a record jury verdict and the time and money needed to defend hundreds of other claims.

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