Arrgghh...........Federal judge dismisses BP oil spill fraud lawsuit.

[dixiegrrrrl]

The first lawsuit, a class action filed on behalf of US residents affected by the oil spill, contends that BP engaged in a scheme to secure profits by deceiving the public.

Full story at the Jurist:( plus a round up of other class action lawsuits against BP)

http://jurist.org/paperchase/2011/07/federal-judge-dismisses-bp-oil-spill-fraud-lawsuit.php

[blindpig]

1. There are advantages to owning a government. n/t

[AlabamaLibrul]

2. K & R

never forget

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. NO chance of forgetting.

I have not been to the Gulf area since the spill, I do not trust that it is safe.
All the news about how great the beaches are is coming from Pensacola and Gulf Shores chamber of commerce types.

All that is left is memories of Biloxi before the casinos moved in, before Katrina, and the whole Gulf area before BP.
That will have to do.

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. Do a search of the Federal Judge in your story

I won't be surprised on what you find.

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. largely overlooked during the Bush years was Rove's plan to pack the judiciary

with pro-business, anti-consumer henchmen.
During Attorney gate there were clues, but a lot focus was on the State Attorneys General scandal.

I had posted about it earlier this week:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1491285

[CanonRay]

5. The Judiciary is a corrupted as the rest of the system

[n2doc]

6. Well I guess they didn't have to wait for Scalia and Co. to dismiss it.

Saves money that way :sarcasm: