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| Case Name | Park v. Arkema, Inc. | |
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| Date | 08/30/2012 | |
| Note | A former machine tool operator suffering from leukemia should have been allowed to present the opinion of a doctor linking his condition to his workplace exposure to benzene in opposition to a motion for summary judgment, even though that doctor was no longer designated as an expert witness. | |
| Citation | B229513 | |
| WCC Citation | WCC 39282012 CA |
PARK v. ARKEMA, INC. WHASAM PARK et al. , Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. ARKEMA, INC. , et al. , Defendants and Respondents. Plaintiffs and appellants Whasam Park (Park) and Anne Park (collectively, plaintiffs) appeal from the summary judgment entered in favor of defendants and respondents Arkema, Inc. (Arkema) and Turkish Products, Inc. (collectively, the Arkema defendants) in this personal injury action premised on alleged occupational exposures to various toxic chemicals. Park alleged that his exposure to benzene-containing chemical products was a substantial factor in causing his leukemia. Plaintiffs filed this action on April 13, 2006 against the manufacturers and suppliers of various chemical products to which Park was allegedly exposed. In his August 25, 2008 declaration, Brautbar opined that exposure to benzene can cause the type of leukemia from which Park suffers.
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