Just Plain Wrong
In September, SimmonsCooper filed a suit on behalf of a man named Dan Arnold who now has leukemia because of prolonged exposure to benzene.
Now we’re being attacked by friends of the defendants for filing in Madison County, supposedly because we can get a more sympathetic jury there. Supposedly, Mr. Arnold was only in Madison County from time to time.
Wrong!
The facts prove that Mr. Arnold’s exposure to benzene was equally great, and maybe greater, in Madison County as in any other county in Illinois. For sure, his exposure to benzene in Madison County was greater than his exposure to benzene in Colorado, where Mr. Arnold now lives.
Mr. Arnold was exposed to benzene in half-dozen or more counties in Illinois. Why are we filing the case in Madison County?
Because that’s where our law firm is located. Period.
Some people find it very inconvenient to talk about leukemia and benzene. They’d rather talk about forum shopping. About lawyers’ tricks.
But Mr. Arnold’s tragedy, and the tragedy of all benzene victims, won’t go unanswered just because our opponents would rather change the subject.
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