Plaintiffs Seek Summary Judgment, Say Defendants Admit to Causation

NEW ORLEANS -- Plaintiffs in a benzene action have asked the federal court overseeing their claims to award them partial summary judgment on general causation, arguing that two of the defendants have admitted that benzene can cause blood diseases. Bishop, et al. v. Shell Oil Co., et al., No. 07-2832 (E.D. La.).

On April 20 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, the plaintiffs explain that two of the defendants named in the action have admitted that benzene is a human carcinogen and can cause damage to the blood and blood forming organs and therefore summary …