Kentucky Parties Trade Briefing on Statute of Limitations Dispute

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A motion to dismiss a benzene complaint on grounds that the claims are time-barred remains pending in Kentucky federal court, sources told HarrisMartin. Jeffries, et al. v. Thermo Fisher Scientific, No. 07-192 (W.D. Ky.).

The moving defendants claim that the amended complaint filed against them in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky was nearly two years later under the state's statute of limitations.

In the complaint, Wanda Jeffries asserts the claims on behalf of the estate of Thomas V. Jeffries, contending that as a former chemistry professor, he came into regular contact …