Plaintiff: Good Cause Exists For Expert Substitution In Oil Rig Explosion Case

Mealey's (December 5, 2016, 11:50 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Nigerian residents who contend that they have been injured as a result of an oil rig explosion on Nov. 30 filed a brief in California federal court, contending that their motion to substitute a fisheries expert in place of the expert they originally scheduled is based on good cause under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (FRCP) 16 (Natto Iyela Gbarabe v. Chevron Corporation, No. 14-173, N.D. Calif.)....