Benzene and Leukemia Lawyer & Attorney : Burke & Eisner Law Firm : Benzene Exposure, Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma

This one is also from the Texas area.  This shows a typical situation where the AML was possibly caused by benzene exposure.  We see independent contractors as clients fairly often, because this is how a lot of work was done at these refineries.

An independent contractor for various local refineries during the '60s and early '70s, John Thompson says he was negligently exposed to benzene - a chemical which he claims has caused him to develop leukemia.

John and his wife Carol Thompson have filed suit against Chevron U.S.A. and eight other chemical companies on Feb. 7 in the Jefferson County District Court.

Some of the other defendants named in the suit include Texaco, E.I. DuPont, ExxonMobil and Goodrich.

According to the plaintiffs' petition, "at various times over a (decade) John Thompson was employed by various independent contractor employers as a laborer … upon the premises of the Defendants, (where he) was occupationally exposed to various toxic and carcinogenic chemicals benzene."

As a result of his benzene exposure, Thompson claims he developed acute myelogenous leukemia, the suit said.

Source: Southeast Texas Record

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Here is an example of a typical benzene case from and article (press release) in Texas:

For nearly four decades, David Waldrep worked at Texaco Asphalt in Port Neches, where he claims he was needlessly exposed to benzene. Now deceased, Waldrep's widow claims his benzene exposure caused him to develop non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

His wife Judith Waldrep is suing Texaco, along with 38 other petroleum and chemical companies for negligently manufacturing and distributing benzene products. Her suit was filed on Feb. 7 in the Jefferson County District Court.

According to the plaintiffs' petition, the benzene products were placed into the stream of commerce by the chemical companies, exposing Waldrep to the "deadly" chemical, who worked as a painter and electrician for Texaco Asphalt from 1955 to 1993.

"The defendants sold … and produced toxic petroleum … in a defective and unreasonably dangerous condition," the suit said. "As a result of the breathing and ingestion into his body of these toxic and carcinogenic compounds, Waldrep sustained severe, permanent and deadly injuries in the form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma."

Source:  Southeast Texas Record

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This is not an individual lawsuit for injuries.  It is a lawsuit related to benzene in the air and Clean Air Act violations.

HOUSTON, Texas, January 9, 2008 (ENS) - Sierra Club and Environment Texas filed a lawsuit Tuesday in federal district court against Shell Oil Company and several affiliates. The groups claim that Shell has repeatedly violated the Clean Air Act at its Deer Park, Texas, oil refinery and chemical plant, resulting in the release of millions of pounds of air pollutants over the past five years, including toxic chemicals such as benzene and 1,3-butadiene.

The lawsuit seeks a court order requiring Shell to end its Clean Air Act violations. In addition, Shell faces civil penalties of up to $32,500 per day for each violation of the Clean Air Act. Shell Oil Company is an affiliate of Royal Dutch Shell, ranked by "Fortune" magazine as the third largest company in the world.

Source:  Benzene Clean Air Act Lawsuit

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