Plaintiff Appeals Dismissal of Myelofibrosis Case to 5th Circuit

NEW ORLEANS -- A plaintiff whose case was dismissed after a Louisiana court rejected his general causation evidence has asked the 5th Circuit to review the decision, according to a notice of appeal. Leblanc, et al. v. Chevron USA Inc., et al., No. 05-5485 (E.D. La.).

The June 25 notice of appeal filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana asks the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit to reverse a decision that opined the plaintiff's cited studies did not link the alleged illness to benzene and did not quantify the amount of benzene …