BP Gulf Oil Spill Settlement Biased, Shrimp Processors Say
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BP Plc’s proposed settlement of private plaintiffs’ claims of losses from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill discriminates against some members of the shrimp industry, lawyers for processors said.
The American Shrimp Processors Association today asked the judge overseeing the lawsuits to delay preliminary approval of the settlement until “relevant revisions and modifications are made.” The accord treats shrimp harvesters and boat captains better than owners of docks and plants that receive the catch and prepare it for market, the organization said.