Parties in Texas Benzene Case Hold Admissibility Hearings

ANGLETON, Texas -- A judge in the 239th Judicial District Court for Brazoria County, Texas, recently oversaw hearings on several defense motions to exclude plaintiffs' expert testimony, sources told HarrisMartin Publishing. Boren, et al. v. The Dow Chemical Co., et al., No. 17958 (Texas 239th Jud. Dist., Brazoria Cty.).

The admissibility hearings took place March 29 in a benzene lawsuit that was originally set for trial April 4. However, sources indicated that Dow Chemical Co., the lone defendant remaining in the case, was recently granted a continuance and the claims of James and Ginger Boren are now set to be …