Marathon Oil Co. Says Benzene Claims Improperly Filed under Jones Act

BATON ROUGE, La. - In a recent motion for summary judgment, Marathon Oil Co. says a Louisiana couple's Jones Act claim that the husband was injured while working on the company's barges is erroneous because he worked on immovable platforms, thereby making their claims applicable under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Leger, et al. v. Exxon Mobil Corp., et al. No. 06-502 (M.D. La.).

On Sept. 18 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, Marathon Oil Co. said that Harold J. Leger worked on immovable platforms that were permanently fixed to the seabed making his …