Foley & Mansfield has substantial experience and expertise in the area of benzene litigation. We have numerous attorneys in our offices nationwide who specialize in the area of benzene litigation. Foley & Mansfield’s attorneys have defended cases against manufacturers of paints, primers, epoxies, wallpaper cleaners, car part cleaners, printing press roller and blanket washes, airplane industry solvents, and dry cleaning products. We have also represented premises defendants against claims based on their employees’ alleged exposures to benzene-containing products on the job. In addition, we have served as national counsel for a paint manufacturer for its benzene litigation. Foley & Mansfield’s attorneys have vigorously represented our benzene clients throughout all phases of litigation, resulting in very favorable results to our clients in several jurisdictions, including Texas, California, Missouri, Illinois, Florida, and Minnesota.

In addition, we have attorneys with experience and training in the industrial handling of benzene exposures, including regulatory requirements and process management. They have authored training programs and have instructed industry and state authorities on the chemical hazards of benzene exposure. They have also had extensive experience investigating chemical and refinery facility incidents, fires, explosions, and chemical releases, and litigating issues involving casualty, exposure, the delivery of gasoline, fuel oil and propane, underground storage tank failures (UST), accidental chemical releases affecting multi-residential facilities, and contamination of the water table for an insurance company with 40% of their gross premiums in the petroleum industry.

Based on our strong litigation background, our national presence, and our substantial experience with defending benzene cases, Foley & Mansfield is able to successfully handle benzene and general chemical cases throughout the nation.