Benzene Defendants in Texas Action Claim Venue Improper

TYLER, Texas -- Benzene defendants named in a Texas lawsuit have filed a reply in support of their motion to transfer, saying the plaintiffs have failed to provide evidence that a witness or product ties the case to Texas. Overson, et al. v. Berryman Products, et al., No. 06-114 (E.D. Texas).

In a May 23 reply filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, several defendants who have joined in Ashland Oil's motion to transfer the claims of Rock and Cyndee Overson say that while some of the defendants' corporate offices are in the Eastern District …