MISSISSIPPIAN SHRIMPERS, OYSTERMEN, CRABBERS, AND COMMERCIAL SEAFOOD COMPANIES SEEK COMPENSATION ..

[G_j]

Source: Business Wire

May 03, 2010 07:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time

GULF OIL SPILL LITIGATION GROUP ANNOUNCES MISSISSIPPIAN SHRIMPERS, OYSTERMEN, CRABBERS, AND COMMERCIAL SEAFOOD COMPANIES SEEK COMPENSATION FOR MOUNTING ECONOMIC LOSSES FROM GULF OIL SPILL


The Gulf Oil Spill Litigation Group announced that Mississippian shrimpers, oystermen and crabbers, along with Mississippi shrimping and sea food companies, have filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of themselves and other Mississippi residents and businesses who have suffered economic losses caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster.

Defendants named in the complaint include BP, PLC, and BP America, Inc., which owned the oil well, Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc., which leased the oil rig to BP, Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., which was engaged in cementing operations at the well, and Cameron International Corporation, which supplied the blowout preventer valves for the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that failed to activate.

“While we hope the leak is stopped soon, the spill is rapidly expanding and may eclipse the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster as the worst U.S. oil disaster in history,” stated Don Barrett of the Barrett Law Group located in Lexington, Mississippi, and counsel for plaintiffs. “This unfolding economic and ecological disaster, the complaint charges, was the result of negligence by BP and the other corporations involved in drilling at the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.”

“The oil spill threatens severe damage to the delicate wetlands and intertidal zones that line the Gulf Coast, destroying the habitats where fish, shellfish, and crustaceans breed, spawn, and mature,” commented Zach Butterworth of Hesse & Butterworth, PLLC, of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. “The livelihoods of shrimpers, fishermen, and other persons whose businesses depends on the aquatic wildlife of the Gulf Coast, as well as persons in the recreational fishing, tourist and hospitality industries, are at risk.”

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[lumberjack_jeff]

1. Get in line quick. $75 million won't go very far. n/t

[SoCalNative]

2. Haven't you heard?

Congress is attempting to up the liability limit into the billions.

[Downwinder]

3. Tort reform -- who says there is no change?

[dana_b]

4. I heard that on KO but

they said that it may be too late to apply to this situation. It would apply to future spills. :eyes:

[MannyGoldstein]

5. Are They Named Goldman Sachs?

No? Sorry, no can do.

[Kablooie]

6. They'd better get a huge amount. They may be out of business for many years.

[Quantess]

7. Oh, I'm sure they do! Business is closed for them.

Their livelihood is taking a harsh beating.

[Ian David]

8. ... Oil Shrimp, Crude Shrimp, Sludge Shrimp, Tar Shrimp, Petroleum Shrimp, Kerosene Shrimp... n/t