Trial in Benzene Lawsuit Against Univar USA Scheduled for Aug. 2015

NEW ORLEANS — The federal judge overseeing a Louisiana benzene exposure action brought against Univar USA Inc. has scheduled opening arguments for Aug. 10, 2015.

In a Sept. 24 order, Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana directed the parties to file and serve all pretrial motions, including motions in limine regarding the admissibility of expert testimony, by May 27.

The plaintiffs asserted the claims on behalf of Walter Sarrat, whose employment by Gencote Inc. as a polyurethane applicator required him to spray barges, sugar silos and other metal objects in …