Benzene Defendant Seeks Order Compelling Non-Party to Designate Representative for Deposition

BOSTON –– A defendant named in a benzene personal injury lawsuit has asked the federal court overseeing the matter to compel a non-party to comply with a subpoena requesting documents and a representative for deposition, arguing that the information sought is “relevant to its defenses and is reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.”

Berryman Products Inc. moved the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on Nov. 30 to compel non-party Massachusetts Electric Company to comply with its subpoena duces tecum, saying that the company has failed to designate one or more representatives to testify …