Becnel, who has several cases pending against Toyota and is vying for the job of lead plaintiffs’ counsel in that multidistrict litigation, filed a class action on Thursday over damages caused by the drilling rig that exploded on April 20.
The suit, Cooper v. BP plc, was filed in the Eastern District of Louisiana on behalf of Louisiana shrimpers, fisherman and commercial boaters who claim the oil spill is hurting their livelihood. The class, however, may grow. Becnel said he’s been bombarded with phone calls from commercial boaters and fishermen in Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and Texas — all of them saying the oil has spread to their locations and it’s shutting down their businesses.
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