Bon Secour Fisheries, Inc. v. BP Exploration & Prod., Inc. (In re Deepwater Horizon)
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
ANDREW S. OLDHAM, Circuit Judge:
We've twice before explained how to "match" revenues and expenses under the Deepwater Horizon Class Action Settlement Agreement. The question presented is whether the district court deviated from our mandate. It did.
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On April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon exploded and began leaking oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Two years later, the district court simultaneously certified a class of plaintiffs and approved a class action Settlement Agreement. We ultimately affirmed the district court's decision. See In re Deepwater Horizon , 739 F.3d 790, 796, 821 (5th Cir. 2014).
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