Sterigenics reaches $408M agreement to settle 800+ cases, parent company says

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The Sterigenics Willowbrook facility allegedly released a cancer-causing waste. Sotera Health said the company reached a $408M settlement agreement.

The parent company said the agreement is subject to almost all of the plaintiffs opting in and dismissing their claims. They're also denying any liability.

 

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Should have been a few billion.

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