Legal Opinion
Watts v. Exxon Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 4, 1993PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Harvey, J.
Decedent, William W. Watts, the former Registrar at King’s College in Westchester County, died on April 4, 1980 at age 39 of aplastic anemia. Decedent allegedly contracted the disease in October 1979 from toxic fumes and vapors emanating from a copying machine that was purchased by the college in 1974 and placed in decedent’s office. Significantly, the primary ingredient of the toner or liquid copy mix for the copier was Isopar G, a solvent manufactured exclusively by defendant. It is alleged that the Isopar G in the toner contained benzene, a toxic substance…
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