Texas Appeals Court Finds Venue Improper in Multi-Plaintiff Benzene Lawsuit

BEAUMONT, Texas -- A Texas appellate court has reversed a trial court ruling allowing a multi-plaintiff benzene case to proceed, finding that the plaintiffs have not established that each of their claims arose from the same transactions or occurrences. Crown Central LLC, et al., v. Anderson, et al., No. 09-07-308 (Texas 9th Dist. Ct. App.).

In the Oct. 11 opinion, the Ninth District Court of Appeals remanded the lawsuit with instructions to transfer or dismiss the plaintiffs' claims.

Five plaintiffs and their respective spouses, all of whom claim injury as a result of exposure to benzene, filed the complaint. …