On November 19, 1974, claimant, then a second-year student at the State University of New York at Albany, was burned on her face and upper chest when ether ignited while she was conducting a chemistry experiment in a university laboratory. The experiment involved separating various chemicals from a mixture by the use of ether as a solvent. After heating the mixture with a Bunsen burner, claimant brought a flask of ether back to her laboratory table from the fume vent hood...
Let's get started
Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.
- Updated daily.
- Uncompromising quality.
- Complete, Accurate, Current.
