Louisiana Federal Court Orders Benzene Defendant to Produce Insurance Policies

NEW ORLEANS –– A Louisiana federal court has ordered Texaco Downstream Properties Inc. to produce insurance policies to benzene plaintiffs, granting in part a motion to compel filed by the plaintiffs last month.

According to a July 2 minute order, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana allowed the defendant seven days to produce copies of the policies, which the defendant had claimed was subject of an improper subpoena.

In the underlying complaint, the plaintiffs contend that Chris Cologne developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after being exposed to benzene-containing products during his employment at Texaco and Brown & …