It’s a settlement that hasn’t ended litigation. In fact, it appears to be triggering a good deal of courtroom drama. Two years ago, BP reached a deal that would pay out private claims from the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the Gulf Coast–polluting oil spill that killed 11 people. Thousands of residents and businesses have lined up with claims, and BP has already paid out billions. But the company is now contesting some of the claims (and the way they’ve been approved) and has embarked on a tough new litigation strategy, which may land some of the issues in question at the U.S. Supreme Court.
In this month’s issue, The American Lawyer’s Susan Beck, who has been covering litigation issues for the magazine for more than 25 years, examines the settlement and the subsequent wrangling over the case She spoke with ALM Editor in Chief David Brown about the article and BP’s litigation strategy.
