The plaintiffs’ bar is starting to circle the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. And one of the first lawyers to court is Daniel Becnel Jr., who is also caught up in Toyota’s unintended-acceleration litigation.

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.

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