Some crab fishermen who were forced to stay ashore following last month's San Francisco Bay oil spill are now hauling in a big catch. Michael Duncheon, a San Francisco partner at Hanson, Bridgett, Marcus, Vlahos & Rudy, said his firm reached an agreement with an insurance company that represents the owner of the Cosco Busan container ship, to prepay for some economic damages caused by the spill. The fund will distribute $700,000 among 65 to 70 crab fisherman, without releasing any claims on future damages.
December 13, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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Some crab fishermen who were forced to stay ashore following last month’s San Francisco Bay oil spill are now hauling in a big catch, thanks to their lawyers.
Michael Duncheon, a San Francisco partner at Hanson, Bridgett, Marcus, Vlahos & Rudy, said his firm reached an agreement with an insurance company that represents the owner of the Cosco Busan container ship, to prepay for some economic damages caused by the spill.
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