Litigation Over Liability for Gulf Oil Spill Likely as Complex as Ecosystems at Risk

摘要

More than a month after an explosion rocked the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, litigation over the resulting spill is just beginning, and lawyers say the legal framework for the claims will prove as complex as the marine and marshland ecosystems at the heart of the disaster.rnOver 100 lawsuits-many of them class actions-have been filed in multiple states for claims ranging from property damage and personal injury to environmental pollution, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty.