Citgo Petroleum Corporation
Recent News About Citgo Petroleum Corporation
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Judge considers addition of injured woman's employer as third-party defendant
Mike Pierce Monica Istre, a Louisiana woman who claims she was injured after inhaling toxic fumes at a Lake Charles refinery, is trying to stop a defendant in her suit from designating her employer as a responsible third-party defendant. -
Court dismisses insurance company appeal after settlement reached
Justices on the Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals have dismissed an appeal by an insurance company after a settlement was reached. -
Beaumont justices grant Citgo writ forcing lower court to compel arbitration
An absent signature on a dispute resolution agreement failed to persuade justices on the Texas Ninth Court of Appeals to throw out Citgo's motion for a writ of mandamus. However, a second appellant was denied its writ and will head back to court. -
Louisiana woman sues Hydrochem, Ohmstede after inhaling toxic fumes
Mike Pierce A Louisiana woman claims she was injured after inhaling toxic fumes at a Lake Charles refinery. -
Plaintiff's doc says cancer caused by asbestos, not smoking
Bryan Blevins A former Navy veteran and refinery worker, Louisiana-resident Merlin Durousseau died of renal failure last December. At the request of Provost Umphrey attorney Bryan Blevins, the Texas Occupational Medicine Institute reviewed Durousseau's medical record and concluded he died of asbestos induced mesothelioma. -
Former Chevron employee suing for benzene exposure
Keith Hyde Senior citizens Gary and Fern Congram are suing Chevron U.S.A and numerous other petrochemical companies for exposing Gary, Fern's husband, to benzene.