New Orleans, Louisiana personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a marine negligence theory claiming more that $2,000,000 in damages.

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Before the Court is BP's Daubert Motion to Exclude the Causation Testimony of Plaintiff's Expert, Dr. Jerald Cook[1] filed by Defendants BP Exploration & Production Inc., BP America Production Company, and BP p.l.c. as well as Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment.[2] Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Triton Asset Leasing GmbH, Transocean Holdings, LLC, Transocean, Ltd., Transocean Deepwater, Inc., and Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc. (collectively "Defendants”) have joined in both motions.[3] Plaintiff Rebecca Tickell ("Plaintiff”) opposes both Motions.[4] Defendants have filed Replies in support of their Motions and Plaintiff has filed a Supplemental Memorandum in Opposition to BP's Daubert Motion to Exclude the Causation Testimony of Plaintiffs' [sic] Expert, Dr. Jerald Cook.





Plaintiff filed this individual action against Defendants on April 11, 2017 to recover for injuries allegedly sustained as a result of the oil spill.[9] For several months in 2010, Plaintiff worked as an environmental documentary film maker, documenting the clean-up of the Gulf oil spill throughout locations in Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida.[10] Plaintiff alleges that Defendants' negligence and recklessness in both causing the Gulf oil spill and subsequently failing to properly design and implement a clean-up response caused her to suffer myriad injuries including coal tar phototoxicity, respiratory inflammation, rashes, miscarriage, and single umbilical artery birth defect.[11] Specifically, Plaintiff seeks to recover economic damages, Plaintiff filed this individual action against Defendants on April 11, 2017 to recover for injuries allegedly sustained as a result of the oil spill.[9] For several months in 2010, Plaintiff worked as an environmental documentary film maker, documenting the clean-up of the Gulf oil spill throughout locations in Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida.[10] Plaintiff alleges that Defendants' negligence and recklessness in both causing the Gulf oil spill and subsequently failing to properly design and implement a clean-up response caused her to suffer myriad injuries including coal tar phototoxicity, respiratory inflammation, rashes, miscarriage, and single umbilical artery birth defect.[11] Specifically, Plaintiff seeks to recover economic damages,...



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Before the Court is BP's Daubert Motion to Exclude the Causation Testimony of Plaintiff's Expert, Dr. Jerald Cook[1] filed by Defendants BP Exploration & Production Inc., BP America Production Company, and BP p.l.c. as well as Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment.[2] Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Triton Asset Leasing GmbH, Transocean Holdings, LLC, Transocean, Ltd., Transocean Deepwater, Inc., and Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc. (collectively "Defendants”) have joined in both motions.[3] Plaintiff Rebecca Tickell ("Plaintiff”) opposes both Motions.[4] Defendants have filed Replies in support of their Motions and Plaintiff has filed a Supplemental Memorandum in Opposition to BP's Daubert Motion to Exclude the Causation Testimony of Plaintiffs' [sic] Expert, Dr. Jerald Cook.

Before the Court is BP's Daubert Motion to Exclude the Causation Testimony of Plaintiff's Expert, Dr. Jerald Cook 40 filed by Defendants BP Exploration & Production Inc., BP America Production Company, and BP p.l.c. as well as Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment 41 . IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants' Daubert Motion to Exclude the Causation Testimony of Plaintiff's Expert, Dr. Jerald Cook is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff's claims against Defendants are DISMISSED with prejudice. Signed by Judge Wendy B Vitter on 1/27/23.