Companies:  Cancer Victim Fails To Allege Specific Duty In Chemical Exposure Case

Mealey's (April 14, 2022, 11:44 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — Two chemical companies moved in Louisiana federal court on April 12 to dismiss a cancer victim’s ethylene oxide (EtO) exposure case, arguing that the precedent of the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals “makes clear” that a plaintiff must allege one or more violations of a specific, identifiable duty, which the plaintiff has failed to do....