Targeting Individuals in Environmental Cases Called 'Perilous,' BP Defense Lawyer Says

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Efforts to single out an individual in the wake of an environmental tragedy such as the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill come at a cost of neglecting the roots of the problem, a Houston-based trial lawyer said. "It is very difficult to assign blame to an individual, to pick out blame," David Gerger, an attorney involved in litigation surrounding the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill, said Aug. 5 at the 28th Texas Environmental Su-perconference.