Legal Opinion
Lake Eugenie Land & Development, Inc. v. BP Exploration & Production, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 9, 2015No. Nos. 14-31402, 15-30023PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
These parallel appeals, consolidated for the purpose of oral argument, and now for disposition, arise from the class-action settlement program for civil claims arising from the Deepwater -Horizon oil spill. Claimants-Appellants Kevin S. Smith, Solomon J. Fleischman, and John C. Kelly (collectively, “Claimants”) are all co-owners of Fleischman & Garcia Architects (“Fleischman & Garcia”). We conclude that the district court should have granted discretionary review of the issue here and therefore VACATE. the contrary orders and REMAND these cases to the district court.
I. Background
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