Burst v. Shell Oil Company et al
Plaintiff: Yolande Burst
Defendant: Shell Oil Company, Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and Texaco, Inc.
Case Number: 2:2014cv00109
Filed: January 15, 2014
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Office: New Orleans Office
County: Jefferson
Presiding Judge: Helen G. Berrigan
Presiding Judge: Joseph C. Wilkinson
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury- Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332
Jury Demanded By: Both

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June 29, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 154 ORDER AND REASONS - granting MOTION 128 by Defendants for summary judgment on plaintiff's claims. Signed by Chief Judge Sarah S. Vance on 6/29/15.(jjs)
June 16, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 141 ORDER AND REASONS granting Defendants' Motion 90 to Exclude Dr. Infante's general causation opinion. Signed by Chief Judge Sarah S. Vance on 6/16/15. (jjs)
June 9, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 130 ORDER AND REASONS granting Defendants' Motion 90 to Exclude Dr. Harrison's general causation opinion.. Signed by Chief Judge Sarah S. Vance on 6/9/15. (jjs)
May 14, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 127 ORDER AND REASONS - regarding Defendants Shell Oil Company, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., and Texaco,Inc. MOTION 87 to exclude plaintiff's expert, Richard Miller. Becausethe Court finds that Miller's methodology for calculating Mr.Burst's benzene exposure is unreliable, the Court GRANTSdefendants' motion and excludes the testimony of Miller.. Signed by Chief Judge Sarah S. Vance on 5/14/15.(jjs)
August 8, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 63 ORDER AND REASONS granting in part and denying in part 28 Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. The Court finds, on summary judgment, that before the late 1970s Defendants did not warn users that their gasoline products contained benzene or that benzene can cause leukemia. The Court DENIES summary judgment on all other issues raised in Plaintiff's motion. Signed by Chief Judge Sarah S. Vance on 8/8/14. (jjs)
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Plaintiff: Yolande Burst
Represented By: L. Eric Williams, Jr.
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Defendant: Shell Oil Company
Represented By: Nichole M. Gray
Represented By: Mary S. Johnson
Represented By: Ingrid Marina Kemp
Represented By: S. Suzanne Mahoney
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Defendant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Represented By: Tim Gray
Represented By: Lea Ann Smith
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Defendant: Texaco, Inc.
Represented By: Tim Gray
Represented By: Lea Ann Smith
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