Chevron Backs Motion to Dismiss, Says Amended Complaint Still Fails to Identify Chemicals

CLEVELAND -- Chevron has told an Ohio federal court that it intends to pursue a motion to dismiss medical monitoring plaintiffs from a benzene-related action, arguing that an amended complaint recently filed by the plaintiffs still fails to properly identify the chemicals that allegedly injured them. Baker, et al. v. Chevron USA Inc., et al., No. 05-227 (S.D. Ohio).

In the Feb. 24 response brief filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, the defendant asks the court to consider the motion to dismiss, which requests the dismissal of the claims of 40 plaintiffs who allegedly …