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<title>Judge: Testimony Of Company President Proves No Exposure</title>
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<![CDATA[ST. LOUIS - Dynamold Solvents Inc. has provided undisputed facts showing that it did not supply products to a benzene-exposure plaintiffs' employer until after he had left the company, and it is entitled to summary judgment, a federal judge ruled Sept. 30 (Donald E. Stahl, et al. v. Baxter Healthcare Corp., et al., No. 4:06CV00865, E.D. Mo.; See March 2008, Page 8). 
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<title>Defendant Wants Trial Bifurcated On Federal Benzene Standard</title>
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<![CDATA[LOS ANGELES - LPS Laboratories on Sept. 10 moved for a bifurcated trial in a benzene case, arguing that the plaintiff should be required to show that the level of benzene in any chemicals he was exposed to exceeds the Federal Benzene Standard, which preempts all of his common-law claims (Whasam Park, et al. v. Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc., et al., No. BC 350703, Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co.; See July 2008, Page 8). 
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<title>Defendants Want Case Dismissed For Lack Of Causation Evidence</title>
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<![CDATA[LOS ANGELES - A number of defendants named in a Los Angeles benzene case recently filed motions for summary judgment, arguing that the plaintiff has offered no evidence showing that he was exposed to their products (Whasam Park, et al. v. Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc., et al., No. BC 350703, Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co.; See related story in this issue). 
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<title>Rust-Oleum Says Plaintiff Cannot Prove Exposure to Its Products</title>
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<![CDATA[LOS ANGELES - On Sept. 19, Rust-Oleum Corp. moved for summary judgment in a California state court benzene case, arguing that the plaintiffs, the family of a deceased truck mechanic, have failed to provide evidence that he was exposed to its products (Dorla Boisse, et al. v. BP West Coast Products, LLC, et al., No. BC369876, Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co.). 
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<title>Safety-Kleen Disputes Hand Cleaner Caused Leukemia Death</title>
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<![CDATA[LOS ANGELES - On Oct. 2, Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. moved for summary judgment in a case brought by a former telecommunications worker who died from leukemia allegedly from occupational benzene exposure, arguing that there was no evidence he was exposed to its products and that his claims are preempted by federal standards (Frances Goodhue, et al. v. Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., No. BC373332, Calif. Super, Los Angeles Co.). 
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<title>Plaintiffs Want Safety-Kleen To Provide Locations Of Parts Washers</title>
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<![CDATA[LOS ANGELES - Three plaintiffs in a consolidated benzene case alleging injuries due to occupational exposure to Safety-Kleen's solvent are moving for an order compelling the company to provide "complete and truthful information" about the locations of its parts-washer machines (Larry Thorpe, et al. v. Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., et al., No. BC 348287, Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co.; See September 2008, Page 12). 
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<title>Defendant Says Facts Insufficient To Support Punitive Damages Claim</title>
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<![CDATA[LOS ANGELES - Southern Counties Oil Co. on Sept. 17 moved to dismiss the punitive damages counts in Frank Sundquist's third amended benzene complaint, arguing that he has failed to allege sufficient facts to support such an award (Frank Sundquist, et al. v. BP West Coast Products LLC, et al., No. BC 362023, Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co.; See June 2008, Page 12). 
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<title>Illinois Village Can't Impose Nuisance Law On State Cleanup</title>
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<![CDATA[CHICAGO - A federal appeals panel on Aug. 11 affirmed a lower court decision barring a village from applying its nuisance ordinance to a company's ongoing cleanup that was the result of an agreement between the company and the state (Village of DePue v. Exxon Mobile Corp., et al., No. 07-2311, 7th Cir.; 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 17110). 
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<title>Maryland To Sue Over Fort Meade Cleanup</title>
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<![CDATA[BALTIMORE - Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler said Aug. 19 that he planned to sue the U.S. Army to enforce cleanup orders at Fort Meade. 
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<title>Jury Rules In Favor Of Ashland, UNOCAL In Tire Plant Case</title>
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<![CDATA[TEXARKANA, Ark. - The jury in a federal benzene exposure case on Aug. 28 returned a verdict in favor of defendants Ashland Chemical Inc. and Union Oil of California (UNOCAL), holding that they did not act negligently and did not supply a defective product (Arnold Wayne Russell, et al. v. Ashland Chemical, Inc., et al., No. 04-CV-4116, W.D. Ark.; 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 60027; See August 2008, Page 4). 
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<title>Louisiana Ship Captain Avers Error In Summary Judgment For Personal Injury Claims</title>
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<![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS - A ship captain suing his employer under the Jones Act and general maritime law for bladder cancer that he alleges was caused by exposure to benzene and other toxins on the ships moved on Aug. 6 to reconsider summary judgment for the defense (Larry Seaman v. Seacor Marine, No. 07-3354, E.D. La.). 
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<title>Magistrate Recommends Supplemental Jurisdiction For Former Employer</title>
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<![CDATA[MARSHALL, Texas - A federal magistrate judge in a benzene exposure case on Sept. 10 recommended that the judge exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the state law claims brought against Occidental Chemical Corp., stating that the proof required to show the existence of the plaintiff's federal claims is "not so different that the state law claims predominate over the federal question" (Robert B. Oakley, et al. v. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., et al., No. 2:07-CV-351, E.D. Texas; See January 2008, Page 13). 
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<title>'Uncontradicted Evidence' Proves Federal Enclave Jurisdiction for Army Depot</title>
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<![CDATA[LEXINGTON, Ky. - Federal enclave jurisdiction exists for the Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD) in Richmond, Ky., where a former helicopter mechanic allegedly suffered brain damage from exposure to ethybenzene and other solvents, a federal judge ruled Aug. 29 (Gary Watkins, et al. v. Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., et al., No. 5:08-CV-224, E.D. Ky.; See July 2008, Page 11). 
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<title>Defendants Want Multiple Myeloma And Benzene Exposure Link Proven First</title>
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<![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS - The defendants in a benzene wrongful death case on Aug. 14 filed a motion arguing that the court should adopt a scheduling order under which the plaintiffs must first establish a reliable, scientific causal relationship between the decedent's disease, multiple myeloma, and benzene exposure (James Manuel Bishop, Jr., et al. v. Shell Oil Co., et al., No. 07-2832, E.D. La.; See July 2007, Page 6). 
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<title>Plaintiffs File Consolidated Reply To Supplier Summary Judgment Motions</title>
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<![CDATA[LOS ANGELES - Plaintiffs in a consolidated California state court benzene case are arguing that summary judgment motions filed by three suppliers of mineral spirits to Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. for use in manufacturing its benzene solvent products are without merit because mineral spirits are not a raw material that occur in nature (Larry Thorpe, et al. v. Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., et al., No. BC 348287, Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co.; See July 2008, Page 9). 
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<title>Safety-Kleen Says Claims Preempted By Compliance With Federal Standard</title>
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<![CDATA[LOS ANGELES - On Sept. 15, Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. filed another motion for summary judgment in a benzene exposure case, consolidated with other similar benzene cases in California state court, arguing that its contact with the plaintiffs' employers was predominately for parts washer services and not the sale of goods and, therefore, her warranty claims are inapplicable (Larry Thorpe, et al. v. Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., et al., No. BC 348287, Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co.; See August 2008, Page 9). 
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<title>Forum Non Conveniens Motion Denied In Texas Case</title>
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<![CDATA[HOUSTON - A federal judge on Aug. 26 denied a motion brought by Shell Oil Co. under the doctrine of forum non conveniens for transfer of a benzene case brought by a former offshore oil platform worker (Ben N. Brown, Sr. v. Shell Oil Company, et al., No. 08-CV-413, S.D. Texas; See August 2008, Page 10). 
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<title>Motion To Quash 2-Day Deposition Denied</title>
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<![CDATA[FRANKFORT, Ky. - A federal magistrate judge on Sept. 11 denied a motion to quash brought by Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. (S-K) in a benzene exposure case, seeking a limitation on the time the plaintiff would be permitted to depose its corporate witness (Donald Quillen v. Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., No. 3:07-cv-00067-KKC, E.D. Ky.; See October 2007, Page 15). 
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<title>Arkansas Multiple Myeloma Case Removed To Federal Court</title>
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<![CDATA[EL DORADO, Ark. - A defendant in a case brought by the wife of a former carpenter who claims that exposure to benzene and other chemicals caused him to contract multiple myeloma and die removed the case to federal court, claiming that the only nondiverse claimant had been dismissed (Delores M. Skender, executrix of the estate of Richard L. Skender v. Ameron International, Inc., et al., No. 08-1057, W.D. Ark.). 
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<title>No 'Sophisticated User' Immunity For Benzene Suppliers</title>
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<![CDATA[TEXARKANA, Ark. - Because the plaintiff in a benzene exposure case was not educated in the hazards and dangers of benzene, defendants cannot claim immunity from liability under the sophisticated user doctrine, a federal judge ruled Aug. 8 (Arnold Wayne Russell, et al. v. Ashland Chemical, Inc., et al., No. 04-CV-4116, W.D. Ark., Texarkana Div.; 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 60706; See February 2008, Page 6). 
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<title>Former Tire Worker's Case Survives Summary Judgment Challenge On Causation</title>
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<![CDATA[TEXARKANA, Ark. - A federal judge on Aug. 6 denied two motions for summary judgment in a benzene case, stating that the plaintiff has produced sufficient evidence to create a material question of fact with regard to his exposure to benzene supplied by the defendants (Arnold Wayne Russell, et al. v. Ashland Chemical, Inc., et al., No. 04-CV-4116, W.D. Ark.; 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 60027; See February 2008, Page 7). 
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<title>Judge Denies Daubert Challenge, Orders Briefing On Myelofibrosis</title>
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<![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS - On remand from the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, a federal judge has denied without prejudice a motion in limine by the defendants in a benzene case seeking to exclude the plaintiffs' experts and ordered further discovery and briefing on whether myelofibrosis is a form of aplastic anemia (Malcolm Louis LeBlanc, et al. v. Chevron USA, Inc., et al., No. 05-5485, E.D. La.; See May 2008, Page 4). 
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<title>Magistrate: Claims Against ExxonMobil Are Time-Barred</title>
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<![CDATA[GREENSBORO, N.C. - A federal magistrate judge on July 16 issued a recommendation that the newly added claims against ExxonMobil by the widow of a man who died from acute myelogenous leukemia allegedly caused by benzene exposure be dismissed as time-barred (Hollace Kennedy Stromberg, et al. v. Ashland, Inc., et al., No. 1:07cv332, M.D. N.C.; See June 2008, Page 15). 
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<title>Sun Chemical Opposes Appointment Of Judge Chavez To Trial</title>
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<![CDATA[LOS ANGELES - Sun Chemical Corp., a defendant in a lawsuit brought by the family of a man who allegedly died from disease caused by benzene exposure, on July 28 filed a peremptory challenge to the assignment of Judge Victor E. Chavez to the case, arguing that it cannot have a fair and impartial trial with him (Veda Marie Garcia, et al. v. Allied Diagnostic Imaging Resources, Inc., et al., No. BC310867, Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co., Central Dist.; See April 2008, Page 7). 
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<title>Safety-Kleen Argues No Implied Warranty For Parts Washer Services</title>
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<![CDATA[LOS ANGELES - Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. has moved for summary judgment in two cases in a consolidated benzene exposure action in California state court, arguing that its contact with the plaintiffs' employers was predominately for parts washer services and not the sale of goods and, therefore, their warranty claims are inapplicable (Larry Thorpe, et al. v. Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., et al., No. BC 348287, Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co.; See July 2008, Page 9). 
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<title>Shell Oil Files Forum Non Conveniens Motion In Texas Case</title>
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<![CDATA[HOUSTON - Shell Oil in a July 23 motion moved for transfer of a benzene case brought by a former offshore oil platform worker under the doctrine of forum non conveniens, arguing that the Eastern District of Louisiana is the proper venue (Ben N. Brown, Sr. v. Shell Oil Company, et al., No. 08-CV-413, S.D. Texas; See May 2008, Page 11). 
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<title>Former Tire Plant Workers Move To Add 3rd Plaintiff To Complaint</title>
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<![CDATA[OMAHA, Neb. - The plaintiffs in a case alleging that benzene exposure at the Goodyear Tire Plant in Lancaster County, Neb., caused them injuries moved to amend their complaint to add a third plaintiff on July 17 (James Hauptmeier, et al. v. Barton Solvents, Inc., et al., No. 8:08cv187, D. Neb.; See May 2008, Page 12). 
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<title>New Orleans Residents File Class Action Over Tanker Collision</title>
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<![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS - Two New Orleans residents filed a class action lawsuit on July 24, alleging that the July 23 collision of an oil tanker and barge in the Mississippi River that released 500,000 gallons of No. 6 heavy fuel oil was caused by the negligence of the pilots and owners of the vessels (Stephen Marshall Gabarick, et al v. Laurin Maritime (America) Inc., et al., No. 08-4007, E.D. La.). 
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<title>U.S. Supreme Court Declines To Review Interest Demand On Maritime Punitive Damages</title>
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<![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S Supreme Court declined Aug. 12 to consider in the first instance if the plaintiffs in the Exxon Valdez oil spill litigation can collect interest on $507.5 million in punitive damages and instead remanded the case to the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals with instructions to remit the punitive damages and to consider the entitlement to interest on maritime law punitive damages (Exxon Shipping Co., et al. v. Grant Baker, et al., No. 07-219, U.S. Sup.; See July 2008, Page 14). 
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