Valero Files Intervening Complaint in Louisiana Benzene Action, Says It’s Entitled to Portion of Any Recovery

NEW ORLEANS –– Former employers of a benzene plaintiff have filed documents in the pending litigation, with one of the parties arguing that, as the decedent’s former employer, it is entitled to a portion of any amount the plaintiffs recover.

In a May 12 intervening complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Valero Refining-New Orleans LLC said it has already paid the decedent’s family death benefits under the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act.

The plaintiffs filed the action on behalf of Kevin Boudreaux, who was allegedly exposed to benzene-containing products while working as an instrument …