Legal Fights Swirl Over Macondo Spill in DC, New Orleans Courts

摘要

BFs legal battle over settlement programs associated with the 2010 Macondo disaster took place last week in the US Supreme Court and in US District Court in New Orleans. In Washington, the Supreme Court rejected an appeal from 11 Louisiana parishes trying to revive lawsuits over wildlife damage from the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. The parishes cited the Louisiana Wildlife Statute in their suits, while the lower court said federal law took precedent.