Civil Litigation,
Environmental & Energy
Sep. 11, 2018
Thousands of plaintiffs are in line to sue pipeline company after criminal convictions.
Plaintiffs’ counsel for the claimants say the verdict in the criminal trial can only help their case against the oil company that was filed in federal court in April, five days after the criminal trial started in Santa Barbara County.
A Texas oil company found guilty of criminal charges relating to a 140,000-gallon oil spill at Refugio State Beach now faces a class action brought by thousands of fishermen, oil workers and property owners.
Plaintiffs' counsel say the verdict in the criminal trial will help their case against Plains All American Pipeline. The case was filed in federal court in April, five days after the criminal trial started in Santa Barbara County...
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