The plaintiffs were brothers Gary and Randy Eaves. They both worked for the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company from the 1970s to the 2000s. Gary was employed as a tire handler and a tire spray booth operator in the curing […]
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Case Summary – Rubber Industry Workers Diagnosed with Leukemia
Posted on June 24th, 2020 by Andrew Hughes
Clark v. Kellogg, Brown & Root – AML & Benzene – Jones Act
Posted on June 3rd, 2020 by Andrew Hughes
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Maritime / Jones Act Verdict The Plaintiff, Aubrey Clark, was employed on several barges owned by the Defendant, Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR). He worked as a helper, rigger, and leadman throughout his employment from 1972 to […]
Case Summary – Steel Mill Pipefitter Leukemia Settlement
Posted on June 3rd, 2020 by Andrew Hughes
The Plaintiff was employed as a pipefitter at US Steel’s Clairton Works in Pittsburgh. Many years before his leukemia diagnosis, he worked at the plant from 1971 to 1983. The Clairton Plant is the largest coke manufacturing facility in the United States. It has […]
Oil Refinery Leukemia Settlement
Posted on May 27th, 2020 by Andrew Hughes
The decedent was a 53-year old woman who was employed as a contractor safety attendant. She worked inside oil refineries owned by the co-defendant, Chevron. Approximately 14 months later, she developed leukemia, which resulted in her death in 2000. Her family claimed […]
Case Summary – Leukemia Verdict for Oil Refinery Millwright
Posted on May 27th, 2020 by Andrew Hughes
The decedent was employed as a millwright at the Delaware City oil refinery for the Defendant, Texaco, from the early 1970s to 1988. In June 2003, he died as a result of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML). This was a wrongful death action […]