Philadelphia Plaintiffs Continue to Oppose Defense Efforts to Apply Florida Law to Claims

PHILADELPHIA –– Plaintiffs in a Pennsylvania benzene case have filed further opposition to a defendant’s attempts to apply Florida law to the claims, arguing that there is no conflict between Florida and Pennsylvania law.

In the May 7 surreply filed in the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas for Philadelphia County, the plaintiffs maintain that the defendant has failed to “meet its burden in the choice of law analysis.”

The plaintiffs contend that Robert Lukatz was exposed to benzene-containing products while working as a maintenance man and operator at a number of locations throughout Ohio and Florida. Lukatz specifically says he …