2nd DCA Says Worker's Tort Suit for Diacetyl Exposure Was Time-Barred

A California appellate court ruled that a worker suffering from a chronic and disabling lung condition as a result of his occupational exposure to diacetyl and acetyl propionyl waited too long to file a personal injury suit against the manufacturer and supplier of these chemicals. Case: Treatt USA v. Superior Court, No. B263117, 10/08/2015, unpublished. Facts: Hector Antonio Linares allegedly developed Bronchiolitis Obliterans, a chronic and disabling lung disease, as a result of occupational exposure to diacetyl and acetyl propionyl during the course of his 26-year employment for ...