Legal Drama Over Gulf Oil Spill Could Last Years

[upstatecajun]

Last year's huge oil spill left an enduring mark on communities along the Gulf Coast. But courts are just starting to turn to the question of who's to blame for the disaster — and who should pay for it.

Hundreds of lawsuits are moving through a federal court in New Orleans; judges combined the cases to make it easier to handle them. Among those suing: restaurant owners, wildlife supporters and families of some of the 11 workers who died on the oil rig.

http://www.npr.org/2011/04/18/135511172/legal-drama-over-gulf-oil-spill-could-last-years

[Buzz Clik]

1. I'm betting on decades. Exxon is still doing legal mop-up work after the Valdez.

(just a side note and not intended to derail the conversation, but your thread prompted me to look for some photos of the environmental impact of the disaster. This popped up among them:



Incredible.)