Benzene Plaintiff Says There is No Question of Fact as to His Knowledge of Benzene Hazards

NEW ORLEANS –– A benzene plaintiff who recently prevailed over Valero on the issue of his knowledge of benzene-related hazards has opposed the defendant’s recent efforts to have the federal court review its decision.

In the Oct. 23 response, the plaintiffs urge the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana to stand by its order, saying that there is no question of fact as to the plaintiff’s knowledge of benzene hazards.

“Unsupported speculation and unsupported assertions as to what Mr. Authenment should have known are clearly not sufficient to defeat a motion for summary judgment,” the …