Offshore Platform Worker Files Benzene Case in Federal Court

HOUSTON -- A former offshore platform worker has filed his benzene claims in Texas federal court, saying that he is owed damages under the Louisiana Tort Law and Louisiana Products Liability Law for strict product liability. Brown v. Shell Oil Co., et al., No. 08-413 (S.D. Texas).

In a Feb. 4 complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Ben N. Brown Sr. contends that his work as an offshore platform worker and lease operator exposed him harmful products that Shell Oil sold to its subsidiary, Shell Offshore Inc. The products were allegedly for use …