Becton v. Rhone-Poulenc, Inc.
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
On September 18, 1995, West Berry Becton1 sued Rhone-Poulenc, Inc., as successor-in-interest to Stauffer Chemical Company, Inc. ("Rhone"), and various employees of Courtaulds Fibers, Inc. ("CFI").2 On February 6, 1996, Becton amended his complaint to add Courtaulds PLC as a defendant. Becton alleged that while employed with CFI, he sustained various injuries as a result of his continuous exposure to carbon disulfide ("CS2"), a chemical used in a portion of CFI's rayon manufacturing process. Becton was employed at CFI from 1952 to 1986, and his last exposure to CS2 was in 1986, almost 9 years…
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