Legal Opinion
In Re DEEPWATER HORIZON
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 24, 2014No. 12-30012PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Eleven Louisiana coastal parishes (the “Parishes”) filed suits against BP and other defendants (“Appellees”) 1 involved in the DEEPWATER HORIZON oil spill to recover penalties under The Louisiana Wildlife Protection Statute (‘Wildlife Statute”) for the pollution-related loss of aquatic life and wildlife. La. R.S. 56:40.1. 2 Suits filed originally in state court were removed to federal court, which denied the Parishes’ motions to remand and then dismissed all of the Parishes’ claims as preempted by federal law. Both decisions are challenged in the Parishes’…
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