Hadrian Smith and Carol Toups have filed a lawsuit against multiple defendants including Ashland Inc., Berryman Products, Inc., Chevron Chemical Company LP, Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Shell USA, Inc., Union Oil Company of California, United States Steel Corporation, and W.M. Barr & Co., Inc. The case was filed in the District Court of Harris County, Texas under the case ID 2024-19595 on March 27, 2024.
The plaintiffs reside in Mountain View, Arkansas while the defendants are corporations doing business in Texas. The lawsuit is centered around allegations that Mr. Smith has suffered chemical-induced diseases due to injurious exposure caused by the defendants' actions. This case is subject to a Level 3 Discovery Control Order as the damages sought exceed $250,000.
The plaintiffs are seeking justice for their cause of action which they claim resulted from cumulative injurious exposure leading to Mr. Smith's chemical-induced diseases. They allege that all or a substantial part of these events occurred in Harris County where some of the defendants maintain principal offices.