Judge Finds No Expert Testimony Supports Man’s Claim In Dispersant Exposure Case

Mealey's (November 19, 2019, 1:19 PM EST) -- GULFPORT, Miss. — A federal judge in Mississippi on Nov. 15 awarded summary judgment to BP Exploration & Production Inc. in a man’s suit claiming that he developed pneumonia and acute respiratory failure as a result of his exposure to oil and chemical dispersants during the cleanup of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that followed the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in April 2010, finding that the man presented no reliable expert testimony to show that his exposure to the chemicals caused his injuries (Blaine McGill v. BP Exploration & Production Inc., et al., No. 18CV159-LG-RHW, S.D. Miss., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 198359)....