Chevron Maintains that Plaintiffs Have Failed to Comply with Discovery Orders

CLEVELAND -- Chevron has filed a reply brief supporting its earlier request for sanctions based on the plaintiffs' alleged failure to comply with discovery orders, saying that the plaintiffs' reluctance indicates that they do not have evidentiary support for their claims of harmful exposure to chemicals. Baker, et al. v. Chevron USA Inc., et al., No. 05-227 (S.D. Ohio).

In the Dec. 28 reply brief filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, the defendant says that the plaintiffs continue to contend that they have been exposed to "vaguely-described chemical mixtures."

In November, Chevron moved for …