Case Result

$7.5M

Toxic Tort, Benzene Exposure, Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)

Trial Verdict
Houston, TX

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Case Details

Cause No. A5666869: Lewis, et al. v. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP... Rick Lewis worked as a gasoline tanker-truck driver... Plaintiffs alleged that Mr. Lewis’s repeated exposures to benzene in gasoline at the Kinder Morgan terminal caused him to develop Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS). The jury found that Kinder Morgan was negligent...

Additional Notes

Prior to trial, confidential settlements were reached between Plaintiffs and several gasoline refiners. Kinder Morgan’s offer prior to trial was $20,000.

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