Grimes v. Stewart

Brian Ray Stewart sued two former co-employees, Arzie Grimes and his son, Russell H. Grimes, seeking damages under Ala. Code 1975, § 25-5-11(c)(1), part of the Alabama Workers' Compensation Act. Stewart alleged that the Grimeses had allowed him to come in direct contact with benzene, emitted in the form of fumes from gasoline-contaminated soil, and that they had done so with the design, intent, and purpose of causing him to develop leukemia. Stewart developed a rare form of leukemia known as acute lymphoblastic leukemia, T-cell variety.1 After a lengthy trial, in which extensive medical…