Plaintiff Repeatedly Put Hand in Solvent-Filled Container, Complaint Says

BOSTON -- A New Hampshire resident has filed a lawsuit in a Massachusetts Superior Court, contending that his job duties required him to immerse his hand into a container filled with hazardous chemicals, including benzene. Gunnerson, et al. v. Houghton Chemical Corp., et al., No. 07-5483 (Mass. Super. Ct., Suffolk Cty.).

The complaint, filed March 3 in the Massachusetts Superior Court for Suffolk County, alleges that as a result of this repeated exposure, the plaintiff developed acute myeloid leukemia.

Darren and Tracy Gunnerson asserted the claims, contending that the defendants failed to put adequate and detailed warnings on their products …