Plaintiffs Oppose Motion to Exclude Opinions of Drs. Teitelbaum, Selders

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Plaintiffs in an Arkansas benzene case are defending two of their medical causation experts from a motion to exclude, saying their opinions are relevant and scientifically sound. Johnese, et al. v. Ameron International Corp., et al., No. 06-01632 (E.D. Ark.).

On March 6, the plaintiffs filed a response brief in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas opposing a motion to exclude the opinions of Daniel Teitelbaum, M.D., and Thomas Selders, Ph.D.

The plaintiffs claim that Wilbert Johnese's acute myelogenous leukemia was caused by exposure to benzene he encountered while working at an …