For BP to Survive, The Gulf Must Die

[IScreamSundays]

t's become increasingly obvious that everything BP says or does at this point is being vetted through the prism of litigation strategy.

While BP struggles to stop the oil gushing from its exploded well in the Gulf of Mexico, lawyers throughout the New Orleans area are gearing up for what could be the biggest environmental and maritime litigation case the nation has ever seen.

Defense firms have been working their oil and gas contacts to position themselves as local counsel for corporations with exposure to the April 20 explosion and subsequent sinking of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. And plaintiffs attorneys formed a litigation group and immediately chartered planes to photograph the fire on the rig, began collecting water and air samples, and started advertising to sign up clients. More clients increase the potency of the suit, allowing attorneys to collect more fees.

Dartagnan's diary :: ::
That's why they initially sent their minions to the Louisiana Coast to bilk poor Cajun watermen out of their ability to sue. That's when they thought the damage could be contained from a financial perspective. That was Plan "A."

"Plan "A" is long since moot.

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http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/5/23/869092/-For-BP-to-Survive,-The-Gulf-Must-Die

[subsuelo]

1. In other words, BP is now killing the Gulf on purpose. n/t

[stray cat]

2. and Obama is going to lock up conservatives and take their guns

BP is losing more and more every day this goes on