Link: BP already asking coastal residents to waive their legal rights

[2003TIDE]

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A little early for that isn't it?

 

[Tidewater]

By the end of Sunday, BP aimed to sign up 500 fishing boats in Alabama, Mississippi and Florida to deploy boom.

BP had distributed a contract to fishermen it was hiring that waived their right to sue BP and required confidentiality and other items, sparking protests in Louisiana and elsewhere."

That's pretty clever (and devious).

 

[Fred in Texas]

Mitch McConnell will probably call for Congress to pass a tort reform bill to protect BP from frivolous law suits by people injured by the oil spill.

 

[Tidewater]

I have to agree with Carville. By the time Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida get done with BP, that corporation will be hurting.
We know a corporation does not have a soul to damn, but I guess we shall see whether a corporation has a backside to kick, or at least a check-book to empty.

 

[Bodhisattva]

Any fraud, negligence, etc. should be punished severely. There's a lot of people that will need to be "made whole" once this is over with.

 

[2003TIDE]

I have to agree with Carville. By the time Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida get done with BP, that corporation will be hurting.
We know a corporation does not have a soul to damn, but I guess we shall see whether a corporation has a backside to kick, or at least a check-book to empty.

Unfortunately if history repeats (see Exxon) I wouldn't get my hopes up. Exxon never really fully cleaned up their mess in Alaska, and appealed the jury verdict for the sum awarded for damages and the Supreme Court cut the amount.

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[It's On A Slab]

I have to agree with Carville. By the time Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida get done with BP, that corporation will be hurting.
We know a corporation does not have a soul to damn, but I guess we shall see whether a corporation has a backside to kick, or at least a check-book to empty.

Agreed. The corp. has been enriched greatly by having access to these areas for drilling. And they should pay dearly for not safeguarding those areas from something as calamitous as this.

Like "the Big One" that Nawlins' folks always feared(until Katrina), I've always wondered when an accident like this would happen. Though, I always thought it would be a tanker spill, and not a spewing oil well.

 

[TexasBama]

Ya'll probably haven't seen as much coverage of BP's issues in Texas City as we have in Houston. This is no surprise at all. Their safety record is horrible, which is a reflection of their public regard.
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[jthomas666]

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A little early for that isn't it?

It's never too early for CYA.