Iowa Federal Court Issues Scheduling Order, Assigns Jan. 2016 Trial Date for Benzene Case

DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa federal magistrate judge has scheduled a benzene exposure case for trial on Jan. 18, 2016, according to a recently released scheduling order.

In a Sept. 24 order, Magistrate Judge Helen C. Adams of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa directed the parties to complete discovery by July 15, 2015, and to file their dispositive motions by Sept. 15, 2015.

Plaintiff Cheri Dahlin originally filed suit in Iowa state court on behalf of her deceased husband Dean Dahlin, who was employed as a commercial truck driver for Dahlen Transport from 1989 …