Newslive Burden Judge Agrees to Expunge Record of Proof Man Convicted of Poisoning
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Radium Girls each won $10,000 in their 1928 workplace poisoning suit.
In 1928, five radium-dial painters sued U.S. Radium Corp. for poisoning them on the job. Adjusted for inflation, each $10,000 settlement equals ~$180,000 today — yet none lived to see full justice.
Most states ban expungement for violent felony convictions.
The National Conference of State Legislatures notes most U.S. states explicitly exclude violent crimes from expungement eligibility — making a judge's discretion to expunge a record in a poisoning death case legally uncommon.
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