Miller v. Amerada Hess Corporation

Creighton E. Miller, administrator of the estate of Jabe J. Fincher, Sr., deceased, sued several defendants, alleging that Fincher's death had resulted from his exposure to benzene and benzene-containing products while he was employed as a merchant mariner, by several employers, over a period of approximately 30 years. Miller stated claims against Fincher's employers, as well as against companies that had manufactured the benzene or the benzene-containing products to which Miller alleged Fincher had been exposed.

Two defendants, Keystone Tankship Corporation and Marine Transport Lines, Inc.,…