Acosta v. Shell Western Exploration & Production, Inc.

OPINION

GARCIA, Judge.

{1} In this toxic tort case, the district court granted Defendants’ motion to exclude the opinion testimony of Plaintiffs’ expert witness as to causation for the Plaintiffs’ lupus and autoimmune medical conditions. As a result, the district court granted partial summary judgment in favor of Defendants on Plaintiffs’ claims relating to their lupus and other autoimmune disorders. Plaintiffs’ remaining claims that relied upon other evidence and expert testimony survived summary judgment and were allowed to proceed to trial. After the jury returned a verdict in favor of…