Burst v. Shell Oil Co.

ORDER AND REASONS

SARAH S. VANCE, District Judge.

Defendants She'll Oil Company, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., and Texaco, Inc. move to exclude plaintiffs expert, Richard Miller.1 Because the Court finds that Miller’s methodology -for calculating Mr. Burst’s benzene exposure is unreliable, the Court GRANTS defendants’ motion and excludes the testimony of Miller.

1. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Yolande Burst filed this products liability action against defendants Shell, Chevron- (as successor to Gulf Oil Corporation), and Texaco.2 She alleges that her late husband, Bernard Burst, Jr., worked at various Shell Oil,…