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Article

31 Mar 2011

Author:
Laurel Brubaker Calkins, Bloomberg

BP, Spill Partners Harmed Oil Cleanup Crews, Lawyers Say

BP… its drilling partners and 11 contractors who made or applied chemical dispersants to attack the 2010 Gulf oil spill should compensate boat owners, cleanup crews and residents injured by contact with the toxic substances, lawyers suing the firms said. Cleanup workers suffered health problems after accidentally touching or being sprayed with the dispersants, according to an amended master complaint filed in New Orleans federal court today as part of the oil-spill litigation consolidated there...Gulf coast residents and tourists are also suing…In addition…the complaint seeks unspecified punitive damages from London-based BP and the other companies for reckless and negligent behavior. The suit also asks that BP be required to establish medical- and environmental-monitoring programs in affected parts of the Gulf coast [refers to Transocean, Anadarko and Nalco Holding].

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