Court Sets Oral Argument on Motion to Dismiss Filed 2 Years Ago

BATON ROUGE, La. -- A federal court overseeing a benzene action has scheduled an oral argument to address a motion to dismiss first filed two years ago. Leger v. ExxonMobil Corp., et al., No. 06-00502 (M.D. La.).

The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana on July 17 will hear oral arguments as to whether claims asserted against Safety-Kleen should be dismissed for their failure to link any of the defendant's products to the plaintiff's injury.

Harold Leger claims his acute myelogenous leukemia was caused by exposure to benzene during his employment at Marathon Oil as an electrician, …