Defendants Cite Statute of Limitations in Motion for Summary Judgment

JACKSON, Miss. -- Benzene defendants U.S. Steel Corp. and Aristech Chemical Corp. have filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi for summary judgment on statute of limitations grounds, saying that the lawsuit violates the three-year statute of limitations by more than 10 years. Fowler, et al. v. First Chemical Corp., et al., No. 05-16 (S.D. Miss.).

In the April 28 motion, U.S. Steel and Aristech Chemical point to a decision issued this year that determined the statute of limitations begins at the time the plaintiff is diagnosed, not when the plaintiff learns of …