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A benzene exposure lawsuit may be available to people exposed to benzene or benzene-containing products who are later diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), aplastic anemia (AA), multiple myeloma, or Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). A benzene lawyer can review your work history and product use, help identify likely exposure sources, and determine which companies may be legally responsible.
These cases often involve more than one responsible party. Depending on the facts, claims may be pursued against manufacturers, suppliers, contractors, staffing companies, refineries, tug or barge owners, maritime employers, and others who failed to warn about benzene hazards or provide appropriate safety protections. In lawsuits involving AML, MDS, or NHL linked to benzene exposure, an injured person may be able to seek compensatory damages and, in appropriate cases, punitive damages.
Before filing a benzene exposure lawsuit, identifying the products and exposure sources is critical. Whether the exposure involved pure benzene, crude oil, naphtha, xylene, toluene, jet fuel, aviation fuel, industrial solvents, gasoline, or other aromatic hydrocarbons—or the many products that may contain benzene—the legal team must document a clear exposure timeline and supporting records. Continue reading further to learn more about the common benzene exposure sources in the workplace
Why Early Investigation Matters
Because product identification and exposure reconstruction can take time, contacting a benzene lawyer soon after diagnosis can help protect your claim. Early investigation helps your legal team gather medical records, confirm job sites and job duties, identify benzene-containing products, and locate witnesses before key evidence is lost. It also allows time to evaluate potential defendants and comply with filing deadlines that may begin running from the date of diagnosis.
Many people diagnosed with AML leukemia, MDS, or Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma do not realize they were exposed to benzene until a detailed investigation uncovers the products, tasks, and work sites involved. In some cases, exposure came from materials used daily or weekly for years without clear warnings about the risks. Reconstructing that history is often a key step in proving how and where benzene exposure occurred.
Benzene Leukemia Lawsuit
Benzene Exposure and Risks
Benzene Exposure in the Workplace
Research has shown benzene to be a human carcinogen (a cancer-causing substance). People with exposures lasting less than three years—or continuing for decades—have developed serious blood disorders, including leukemia. Long-term benzene exposure may damage the bone marrow and interfere with healthy blood cell production. Short-term exposure to very high levels of benzene can cause drowsiness, dizziness, unconsciousness, and in extreme cases, death.
Benzene exposure is often occupational. Some estimates suggest that a large number of U.S. workers may be exposed to benzene and related aromatic hydrocarbons such as toluene, xylene, and naphtha through routine job duties. Workers in industries that make, use, store, or transport benzene or petroleum products containing benzene may face the highest exposure risks.
Industries and occupations with higher benzene exposure risks include:
- Petrochemical production, petroleum refining, coke and coal chemical manufacturing
- Rubber and tire manufacturing
- Storage or transport of benzene and petroleum products containing benzene
- Laboratory technicians and chemical plant workers
- Auto mechanics and industrial maintenance workers
- Maritime / ship engine mechanics and engineers
- Gasoline, aviation fuel, and jet fuel transporters
- Printing press workers, painters, and solvent/degreaser users
- Pipefitter welders, construction workers, and refinery workers
- Steel workers, paper and wood pulp workers
- Leather and shoe makers, rubber workers
- Firefighters, gasoline truck drivers
- Oilfield and oil rig workers, tankermen, barge workers, and maritime workers
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Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) from Benzene Exposure
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) have been linked to benzene exposure in medical and occupational research. MDS is a group of blood and bone marrow disorders that can interfere with normal blood cell production and may progress over time. Although children and young adults can develop MDS, most patients are over age 60, and the condition is diagnosed more often in men than women.
The exact cause of MDS is not always known, but many studies have associated MDS with exposure to benzene found in industrial solvents and degreasers, certain pesticides and herbicides, fuels (including gasoline and jet fuel), and other industrial or household products. MDS is sometimes called myelodysplasia, pre-leukemia, or smoldering leukemia. If you have been diagnosed with MDS and believe benzene exposure may have played a role, our law firm can help investigate your work history, identify products and job sites, and pursue the appropriate claim to protect your rights.
Benzene Can Cause Leukemia & Cancer
Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) is a blood cancer that affects the bone marrow and is also known as acute myeloblastic leukemia, acute myelocytic leukemia, or acute non-lymphocytic leukemia. AML is not inherited or contagious. It develops when immature cells in the bone marrow do not mature properly and begin to crowd out healthy blood-forming cells.
The exact cause of AML is not always known, but environmental factors have been associated with AML and MDS, including exposure to radiation and benzene. AML can occur at any age, but it is more common in older adults. Symptoms often result from the body not producing enough healthy blood cells. Healthy bone marrow makes blood-forming cells that become red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. In AML, the marrow may produce too many abnormal “blast” cells, which reduces the body’s ability to make normal red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
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Talk to a Benzene Lawyer
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), aplastic anemia (AA), multiple myeloma, or Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), you may want to speak with an attorney about a potential benzene exposure lawsuit. Our firm offers a free, confidential consultation with a Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Lawyer (Texas Board of Legal Specialization) with more than 40 years of experience. Call 1-800-883-9858 or click the button below.
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Benzene Exposure Lawsuit & Claims
Benzene is a widely used chemical that is a pollutant and hazard to people.
Exposures
Toxic exposures can occur anywhere, but certain industries such petrochemical plants, electrical powerplants, construction sites
Occupations with Benzene Exposure
Exposure in the work place to benzene may cause AML- acute myelogenous leukemia.
Products with Benzene
Adhesives Jet Fuel and Aviation Fuel, Engine and turbine workers
AML Leukemia
Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) is a blood and bone marrow cancer.
File a Claim
If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with AML leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS),
Commerical Products with Benzene
Benzene Containing Products: WD 40 Solvent Spray Liquid Wrench Degreaser