Massachusetts Refrigeration Technician Files Benzene Lawsuit

BOSTON -- A Massachusetts couple has filed a benzene complaint in federal court, contending that more than 30 years of work with benzene and benzene-containing products has caused the development of acute promyelocytic leukemia. Milward, et al. v. Acuity Specialty Products, et al., No. n/a (D. Mass.).

Brian and Linda Milward filed the action on Oct. 14 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, contending that Brian's work as a refrigeration technician required him to work with several toxins and carcinogens, including benzene.

The plaintiffs specifically contend that Brian Milward was exposed to solvents, naptha, toluene, xylene, …