Gulf Oil Spill Lawsuits Continue – Litigation Update for Alabama Lawyers on Nov. 18, 2011
I spent today at a Legal Strategies Conference in Montgomery, AL. The Beasley Allen law firm, headquartered in Montgomery, hosted the conference. Beasley Allen is one of several law firms that has made a huge commitment of time and money to representing businesses and workers who suffered financial harm due to the BP oil spill.
Lawyers who represent plaintiffs in lawsuits against corporations are often criticized by corporations which want to evade the financial responsibility for their unlawful conduct. BP is attempting to do that here, and without law firms willing to commit substantial resources to represent their clients, small businesses and workers harmed by the Gulf oil spill would simply be at the mercy of British Petroleum.
Rhon Jones, head of the Toxic Tort Section at Beasley Allen, will be speaking about the BP lawsuits tomorrow. I’ll try to follow up soon with a post based on the latest information provided by Jones.
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