The complaint alleges that in 2024 an
epidemiological study by Plaintiff's expert witness found the rates
of Acute Myeloid Leukemia for former Roxana
Public School students were over 10 times higher than the
rates of Acute Myeloid Leukemia in the general public for similar
age groups.
ROXANA,
Ill., July 16, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On
April 22, 2024, Justin Sandbach,
a resident of Alton, Illinois
filed a lawsuit in Madison County,
Illinois, Case No. 2021 L 833, alleging he contracted
non-Hodgkin's lymphoma when he was 31 years old as a result of
benzene he was exposed to as a student in the Roxana Community Unit
School District #1 in Illinois.
The complaint alleges that
Shell Oil Company, ConocoPhillips, and Phillips 66, among others,
while operating the Wood River Refinery, released thousands of
pounds of benzene and other toxic, cancer causing chemicals into
the air, ground and groundwater for decades.
Roxana High School High Rates of Leukemia
The complaint alleges that in 2024 an
epidemiological study by Plaintiff's expert witness found the rates
of Acute Myeloid Leukemia for former Roxana
Public School students were over 10 times higher than the
rates of Acute Myeloid Leukemia in the general public for similar
age groups.
The complaint alleges that these cancer rates are
consistent with a population of individuals exposed to benzene.
The complaint alleges that Shell Oil Company,
ConocoPhillips, and Phillips 66, among others, while operating the
Wood River Refinery, released thousands of pounds of benzene and
other toxic, cancer causing chemicals into the air, ground and
groundwater for decades, causing him to develop lymphoma, a type of
cancer similar to leukemia.
The Roxana High School sits on the fence line of the Wood River
Refinery.
The High School study results also indicate that the rates of
all lymphatic and hematologic cancers, like lymphoma and leukemia,
for former students under 35 years of age were higher for former
Roxana Public School students than
for similarly aged individuals nationwide.
Not only are students who attended Roxana High School at risk
for developing cancers like these, but employees of the Roxana
Public Schools and employees of the Wood River Refinery may also
have a higher chance of developing lymphoma and leukemia. In fact,
the lawsuit also contains data supporting its assertion that Wood
River Refinery employees showed elevated leukemia rates.
Christopher Dysart from the
Dysart Law Firm, P.C., based in St.
Louis, Missouri, represents Sandbach. Dysart is a former
federal prosecutor for the Southern District of Illinois and a former trial attorney for the
United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. If you are a former student
of Roxanna High School, worked at
Wood River Refinery, or lived near the affected geographical area;
you may also be eligible to file a lawsuit or join the growing
class-action suit against the company. Contact The Dysart Firm,
P.C., for details. Contact The Dysart Firm, P.C., for details.
Media Contact
Chris Dysart, Dysart Law Firm
P.C., 1 3145486298, cdysart@dysart-law.com,
https://dysart-law.com/
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