Deepwater Horizon Injury Case Fails For Lack Of Causation, Judge Says

(December 4, 2023, 8:51 AM EST) -- MOBILE, Ala. — A federal judge in Alabama granted summary judgment to BP Exploration & Production Inc. and BP America Production Co. (collectively, BP), ruling that a woman who sued BP related to injuries allegedly caused by exposure to chemicals during the cleanup operation that followed the Deepwater Horizon oil spill had not shown causation.  The judge said the failure to show causation was fatal to the plaintiff’s claim....