Benzene Exposure Case Transferred to Middle District of La.

NEW ORLEANS - A Louisiana federal judge has transferred a benzene personal injury case to the Middle District of Louisiana, ruling that several private factors weigh in favor of the Middle District, including ease of access to information and sources of proof. Ventress v. Radiator Specialty Co., et al., No. 2:11-01419 (E.D. La.).

On April 13, Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana further ruled that the plaintiff's choice of forum should be given little weight because it is neither her home district nor the district where the operative events of the …