Judge Adopts Recommendation To Dismiss Oil Dispersant Exposure Class Action

Mealey's (April 23, 2019, 8:11 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge in Louisiana on April 15 adopted a magistrate judge’s recommendation to dismiss a class action claiming that exposure to dispersants used during the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico following the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in April 2010 caused injuries, finding that the suit was filed two days after the Feb. 4, 2019, deadline imposed by the Deepwater Horizon Medical Benefits Class Action Settlement Agreement (Michelle Kristine King, et al. v. BP Exploration & Production Inc., et al., No. 19-1081, E.D. La., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 64082)....