Hallahan v. Ashland Chemical Co.

—Mercure, J. P.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Keniry, J.), entered July 14, 1998 in Saratoga County, which denied certain defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint against them.

Plaintiff William Hallaban (hereinafter plaintiff) suffers from chronic myelogenous leukemia (hereinafter CML), alternatively referred to as chronic granulocytic leukemia or CGL. Asserting that the disease was caused by plaintiff’s exposure to various chemicals at his workplace, a Ball Metal Container Group facility in the City of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, plaintiffs…