Our BP class action lawsuits
Weitz & Luxenberg, together with a consortium of law firms, have filed class action lawsuits in response to the BP oil spill 2010.
The complaints (Case Numbers 3:10-cv-00137-MCR-EMT and 2:10-cv-01229-KDE-SS), which were filed against BP, Halliburton, Cameron and other parties, seek to recover damages suffered by our clients as a result of the oil spill.
The lawsuits allege, in part, that Defendants knew of the dangers associated with deep-water drilling and failed to take appropriate measures to prevent damages to our clients and the environment in which they live and work.
The fast-moving oil slick has already devastated or is threatening to devastate marine and coast environments, and estuarine areas, which are used for fishing and to earn a livelihood. Some of our plaintiffs are owners of wholesale and retail seafood businesses; others are owners of commercial fisheries.
All their livelihoods are now at risk as a result of the spill. The Gulf region accounts for about a fifth of total U.S. commercial seafood production and nearly three quarters of the nation’s shrimp output, while nearly a third of all marine recreational fishing trips take place on Gulf waters, according to the Fisheries Service of the NOAA.
