Benzene Parties in Louisiana Reach Settlement Agreement on Eve of Trial

NEW ORLEANS –– Parties in a benzene case pending in Louisiana have reached a settlement agreement just days before trial was scheduled to begin in the oil and gas-related benzene case.

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana noted the settlement agreement in a Feb. 4 minute entry, less than a week before the scheduled Feb. 10 trial. An order of dismissal, pending finalization of the settlement agreement was entered one day later.

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 …