Class action for Oil Spill in Gulf: Fishermen, property owners

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Fishermen who live on the Mississippi River Delta, in Panama City in Florida, and other areas are watching helplessly as oil spills into the Gulf of Mexico and threatens their livelihood. Some have filed class action lawsuits with our firm.

These estuaries in Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana are the richest in the country, with shrimp, oysters, crabs. As the oil slick creeps to different areas and shuts the fisheries down, it could wipe out the livelihood of commercial fishermen and ruin the environment for decades.

Louisiana's coastal wetlands support a $2.4 billion fishing industry by providing breeding areas and nurseries for fish, crabs and shrimp, according to the New York Times.

The BP gulf oil spill may very well harm this and the next generation of wildlife because it is spawning season, and oil kills fish larvae. It is being seen as an ecological disaster from everyone from local communities and fishermen, to the White House and goverment agencies.

If the ecological consequences are as bad as the fishermen fear, they say it could deliver a death blow to their struggling business.

Many fishermen have done their trade for decades and don't have any other qualifications. "We know boats. We know the water. How do you start over?," one asked the New York Times.

Our law firm has filed a class action lawsuit, along with a consortium of lawyers, against BP, Halliburton, Cameron and other parties, seeks to recover damages suffered by our clients as a result of the oil spill. The lawsuit alleges, in part, that Defendants knew of the dangers associated with deep-water drilling and failed to take appropriate measures to prevent damages to our clients and the environment in which they live and work.

The fast-moving oil slick has already or is threatening to devastate marine and coast environments, and estuarine areas of Florida, which are used for fishing and to earn a livelihood. Some of our plaintiffs are owners of wholesale and retail seafood businesses; others are owners of commercial fisheries. All their livelihoods are now at risk as a result of the spill.

The Gulf region accounts for about a fifth of total U.S. commercial seafood production and nearly three quarters of the nation’s shrimp output, while nearly a third of all marine recreational fishing trips take place on Gulf waters, according to the Fisheries Service of the NOAA.

Louisiana has a $3 billion fishing industry and is the source of a third of the seafood consumed in the U.S., according to the Louisiana Seafood Marketing and Promotion Board, a state-run agency.

Class action lawsuit options for those affected by the oil spill

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see also:

Class Action Class Action Oil Spill For Fishermen | Weitz & Luxenberg Lawsuits
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Oil Spill Suits Get info about the oil spill class action lawsuit | Weitz & Luxenberg
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BP Class Action BP Class Action Information| Weitz & Luxenberg
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