Benzene Plaintiffs Allege Exposure to Liquid Wrench, Klean Strip

PHILADELPHIA -- Plaintiffs alleging exposure to the benzene-containing products Liquid Wrench and Klean Strip have had their claims removed to federal court. Farley v. Radiator Specialty, et al., No. 05-05059 (E.D. Pa.).

Radiator Specialty removed the lawsuit to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Sept. 22, contending that its products are regulated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and are, therefore, subject to the Federal Hazardous Substances Act.

'A consumer product containing benzene is regulated under the FHSA, and such a product containing five percent or more benzene is a Special Hazard requiring additional warnings, …