Parties in Louisiana Jones Act Case Involving Gasoline Reach Settlement Agreement

NEW ORLEANS –– Parties remaining in a benzene case asserting claims under the Jones Act have reached a compromise, according to an order of dismissal entered in the case.

In the one-page order issued Feb. 7, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana dismissed the action without prejudice, saying that the parties could reopen the action “if settlement is not consummated within a reasonable time.”

The underlying claims involved Stephen Scott’s alleged exposure to benzene in gasoline, diesel and crude oil. As a result of the exposure, Scott says he developed aplastic anemia.

In September, the …