Texas Takes Stay Motion under Advisement, Waits for Calif. Ruling

ORANGE, Texas -- A Texas court overseeing a multi-plaintiff benzene action has taken a motion to sever and stay one of the plaintiff's claims under advisement while it waits for a decision from a California court on whether the defendants in the case violated a court order when they asked the Texas court for summary judgment awards on statute of limitations grounds. Loftin, et al. v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours and Company, et al., No. A070037 (Texas 128th Jud. Dist. Ct., Orange Cty.).

After a July 26 hearing, the 128th Judicial District Court for Orange County heard arguments on the …