Benzene Plaintiffs Re-File Complaint in N.C. Court After Pa. Court Dismissed Case on Forum Grounds

CHARLOTTE, N.C. –– Benzene plaintiffs have re-filed their action in a North Carolina federal court after a Pennsylvania state court dismissed their claims on forum non conveniens grounds, arguing that a former employee of Duke Energy Corp. developed MDS as a result of exposure to benzene-containing products.

In the Nov. 2 complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, the plaintiffs stated that the exposure happened in North Carolina and, therefore, personal jurisdiction exists.

Plaintiffs Gordon E. and Carol Rhyne filed the under complaint, noting that it was originally first filed in Pennsylvania state …