Fla. Federal Court Dismisses Complaint for Second Time; Allows Plaintiffs Leave to Amend Again

ORLANDO, Fla. –– A Florida federal court has again dismissed a benzene lawsuit, finding that the plaintiff still has provided no answer to the defendant’s criticism that the complaint does not identify the specific defect that caused the plaintiff’s injury or the warning that defendant should have provided.

In the April 24 order, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida additionally ruled that, although it was under no obligation to do so, it would allow the plaintiffs “one final opportunity to amend her complaint.”

In issuing the order, the court noted that “there is some possibility that …