Louisiana: BP Will Fight Compensation Payments for Gulf Oil Spill
B. McPherson BP will fight people made sick by corexit. The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill is still having health and economic repercussions in the US South. February 25, BP will enter a courtroom in New Orleans to determine who was at fault for the massive pollution of the Gulf of Mexico when the Macondo Well blew out. Those who were adversely affected by the spill but excluded from the original group that received compensation for damages will have to prove that they suffered harm from the oil spill. Oil industry people who had to suspend operations while the well spewed oil into the water are claiming damages as well as those who were servicing and building drill platforms are claiming in the millions of dollars. Municipalities and state governments were not covered in the original compensation accord. The BP spokesperson has let it out that the cities and state governments actually benefitted from the spill with all the workers and materials brought into the are...