BLY v. TRI-CONTINENTAL INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 93-CV-547.

663 A.2d 1232 (1995)

Margaret Gray BLY, Personal Representative of the Estate of Leo Medford Bly, Decedent, and Debra D. Seals, Personal Representative of the Estate of Edward Seals, Decedent, Appellants, v. TRI-CONTINENTAL INDUSTRIES, INC., et al. Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 21, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan F. Post, Bethesda, MD, for appellants.

David P. Durbin, with whom James F. Jordan, Washington, DC, was on the brief, for appellee Steuart Petroleum Company.

Forest A. Nester, Washington, DC, for appellee Warex Petroleum Company.

Stephen A. Horvath, with whom Melissa S. Hogue, Fairfax, VA, was on the brief, for appellee Mansfield Oil Company of Gainesville, Inc.

Barbara A. Milnamow, with whom Joe G. Hollingsworth, and Bruce J. Berger, Washington, DC, were on the brief, for appellee Marathon Petroleum Company.

Jeffrey E. Boothe, Washington, DC, with whom Laurence F. Janssen, Kathryn Janssen, and Janet H. Kwuon, Los Angeles, CA, were on the brief, for appellee Chevron, U.S.A.

Jeffrey K. Sherwood, with whom Michael S. Marcus, Joseph P. Esposito, Michael J. Mueller, and Cheryl A. Falvey, Washington, DC, were on the brief, for appellee Amoco Oil Company, et al.

Before WAGNER, Chief Judge, and FERREN, and KING, Associate Judges.


WAGNER, Chief Judge:

Appellants, Margaret Gray Bly, personal representative of the estate of Leo Medford Bly, deceased, and Debra D. Seals, personal representative of the estate of Edward Seals, deceased, filed actions in the trial court against appellees and others contending that the decedents died from leukemia caused by their exposure to benzene contained in petroleum products either manufactured or supplied by appellees. Appellants alleged that Bly and Seals...

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