Benzene Plaintiffs Oppose Summary Judgment Motion; Say Defendant’s Interpretation of Sales Agreement ‘Flawed’

DAVENPORT, Iowa –– Plaintiffs asserting benzene claims in Iowa have opposed a recent summary judgment motion, saying that the defendants’ position that they did not own, operate or control the premises at which the alleged exposure occurred is “flawed” and based on an incomplete agreement and “self-serving affidavit.”

In the June 1 opposition brief filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, that plaintiffs said that the Purchase Agreement cited by the defendants in their motion was missing attachments and exhibits relating to liability.

Plaintiff Cheri Dahlin originally filed suit in Iowa state court on behalf …