Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Over California Oil Spill | The Brew Grand Rapids
144,000 gallons leaked into the Pacific Ocean after a pipe broke over the weekend.
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144,000 gallons leaked into the Pacific Ocean after a pipe broke over the weekend.
144,000 gallons leaked into the Pacific Ocean after a pipe broke over the weekend.
IStock/CatEyePerspective(LOS ANGELES) -- A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed against the companies who run the oil line that dumped hundreds of thousands of crude oil off the coast of California over the weekend. The federal lawsuit, filed Monday in the Central District of California Western Division, claimed the companies in charge of operating the rig and connected pipelines caused harm to people, wildlife and the local ecosystem by failing to prevent the spill from the platform about 4.5 miles from shore, known as "Elly." The lawsuit also accuses the defendants of faili...
144,000 gallons leaked into the Pacific Ocean after a pipe broke over the weekend.
144,000 gallons leaked into the Pacific Ocean after a pipe broke over the weekend.