Court: U.S. District Court
Location: Mississippi
Ticker Symbol: BP
The owner of a fishing boat and a charter boat captain that operate in the Gulf of Mexico today filed a lawsuit against BP America (NYSE:BP) for record damages sustained after last month’s devastating BP oil spill in the Gulf, according to Hagens Berman, the Seattle-based class action law firm representing the Gulf fishing industry.
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, accuses BP and other oil drilling companies of damaging property and natural fishing resources, effectively bankrupting the local fishing industry.
“This environmental disaster has turned into a financial disaster for fisherman that own and operate chartered boats in the Gulf of Mexico,” said Steve Berman, managing partner of Hagens Berman. “You just don’t go deep sea fishing in waters saturated with crude oil.”
Berman is far too familiar with the complexities surrounding environmental litigation, especially related to oil spills. He protected the rights of shareholders in the Exxon litigation after the Exxon Valdez tanker spilled more than 10 million gallons of oil off the coast of Alaska in 1989. He recommends those who believe they could be impacted by the most recent oil spill to contact attorneys at Hagens Berman at bpspill@hbsslaw.com.
BP America, Inc. along with offshore oil drilling companies, Transocean, Halliburton Energy and Cameron International are charged with negligently discharging crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico and polluting natural fishing resources.
On April 22, 2010, The Deepwater Horizon, an offshore drilling rig leased by the oil company BP, sank and began to leak more than 200,000 gallons of crude oil a day. Weeks later, BP and federal officials still struggle to find a solution that will control the oil from further leaking into the waters. Already, news reports indicate that the oil has penetrated the coast line of Louisiana, Alabama and Florida.
Attorneys are interested to hear from local fisherman, boat captains and their crew members adversely impacted by the BP oil spill in April 2010. Please contact attorneys at bpspill@hbsslaw.com or join this case online.
Key Attorneys
Mr. Berman co-founded the firm in 1993, and is the managing partner. He is considered one of the most su... link >>
Mr. Spiegel is a partner at Hagens Berman where his practice primarily focuses on class actions concerning ... link >>
Mr. Carey handles class-action lawsuits against a variety of organizations and companies - including the NC... link >>
Mr. Aragon is a partner at Hagens Berman's Phoenix office. Prior to joining the firm, Leonard spent fou... link >>
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