Legal Opinion
Barrera v. BP, P.L.C. (In Re Deepwater Horizon)
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 18, 2018No. 17-30122PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Per curiam
This case presents another in the line of cases related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The 104 appellants here (collectively referred to as "Plaintiffs") appeal the district *234 court's order dismissing their claims with prejudice. We AFFIRM.
I. Background
Plaintiffs are individuals and associations located in Mexico that rely on the fishing industry as a primary source of income. They are a part of the remaining group of plaintiffs from multidistrict litigation ("MDL") 2179, which was created following the Deepwater Horizon accident in 2010 to ensure that the people and entities affected by…
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