Chevron Allowed to Supplement Witness List for Upcoming Trial

NEW ORLEANS -- Chevron U.S.A. Inc. will be permitted to amend its witness list in a benzene case scheduled to begin trial in February, a Louisiana federal court recently ruled. Morin, et al. v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., et al., No. 11-0045 (E.D. La.).

In the Jan. 9 opinion, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana declined to rule on a pending motion to continue that trial date, saying that it will consider the merits of delaying trial at an upcoming status conference.

The plaintiffs contend that Bryan Morin was exposed to benzene while working as a …