Louisiana, Texas and Florida Lawyers to Lead BP Oil-Spill Cases
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A federal judge appointed four lawyers from three states to lead a 15-member steering committee for thousands of people and businesses suing over the BP Plc oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
The four-member executive committee appointed by U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans is made up of attorneys from Louisiana, Texas and Florida. Brian H. Barr of Pensacola, Florida, Scott Summy of Dallas, James Roy of Layafette, Louisiana, and Stephen Herman of New Orleans will “coordinate the responsibilities” of the larger plaintiffs’ steering committee representing hundreds of lawyers involved in cases against BP and other companies including Halliburton Co. and Transocean Ltd.