Jury Reaches Defense Verdict in Benzene Aviation Fuel Exposure Case

HOUSTON –– A Texas jury has reached a defense verdict at the conclusion of a benzene trial, rejecting claims that a decedent’s exposure to benzene in aviation fuel caused him to develop leukemia, HarrisMartin Publishing is reporting.

The Texas 80th Judicial District Court for Harris County jury reached the 10-2 verdict earlier today after a two-week trial, sources told HarrisMartin. Eastern Aviation Fuels Inc., a distributor of the aviation fuel to which decedent Joshua Willis allegedly came into contact, was the lone defendant remaining in the case when the verdict was reached.

Willis’ parents alleged that their son developed acute …