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Civil Litigation,
Labor/Employment

Feb. 15, 2018

Oil workers’ class certified in pipeline lawsuit

A group of disgruntled oil workers made significant progress in their litigation against an oil pipeline company after a federal judge agreed to certify their class.

Oil workers’ class certified in pipeline lawsuit
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A group of oil workers made significant progress in suing a pipeline company after a federal judge agreed to certify their class.

U.S. District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez granted certification on Feb. 9 to a subclass of individuals in the oil industry who lost their jobs following a 2015 oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara. Andrews et al. v. Plains All American Pipeline LP et al., 15-CV4113 (C.D. Cal., filed June 1, 20...

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