Massachusetts Benzene Claims Back in 1st Circuit After District Court Throws Case Out on Specific Causation Grounds

BOSTON –– A benzene case filed in Massachusetts is once again back in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit where the plaintiffs have asked the court to review a decision that rejected the “linear no-threshold” analysis proffered in support of specific causation.

The 1st Circuit docketed the case on Sept. 17, according to a case opening notice filed with the court. The plaintiffs had filed their notice of appeal on Sept. 11, less than one week after the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts opined that the plaintiff’s specific causation expert’s reliance on a differential …