The plaintiffs — 495 shrimpers, crabbers and oyster harvesters — participated in the Vessels of Opportunity Program, under which BP agreed to pay a daily rate of $1,200 to $3,000 for the use of their boats. In the suit, filed on Nov. 8 in federal court in New Orleans, the fishermen claimed that BP breached its contracts by not paying them the full amount. The contracts, drafted by BP, were non-negotiable and gave BP exclusive use of the boats.
The complaint also alleged that BP failed to decontaminate the boats on time, if at all, preventing their use for other purposes.
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