Scott Monroe was a 19-year-old naval scholarship student of nuclear engineering when he came down with a potentially lethal blood cancer that he and his lawyers claim is the result of a benzene leak from the refinery near his home. Now, the disease, the refinery and the leak are the subject of a lawsuit Monroe filed...naming Shell...and BP...as defendants...The suit claims that the disease shortened Monroe’s life expectancy and caused him mental anguish. The suit also is asking for damages for medical bills and for medical treatment, possibly for the rest of his life. The suit claims Shell released toxic chemicals, including benzene, into the ground and groundwater in Roxana and did nothing to clean up...the chemicals for more than 20 years...The complaint is asking for damages of at least $50,000 in each of two counts...Shell and BP officials could not be reached for comment.