Court Denies Motion to Reconsider Dismissal, Maintains Causation is Lacking

NEW ORLEANS -- A Louisiana federal court has denied a benzene plaintiff's motion to reconsider dismissal of his claims, maintaining still that the plaintiff could not meet the burden of proving specific causation. Seaman v. Seacor Marine LLC, No. 07-3354 (E.D. La.).

In the Aug. 12 order, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana said that since plaintiff Larry Seaman cannot link his injury to his employment at Seacor Marine LLC, his lawsuit fails.

"The Court carefully reviewed the evidence of record, including [Dr. Richard Airhart's] report, and concluded that Plaintiff could not meet his burden …