BS: BP, Spicer, Pollack and Salt

Subject: BS: BP, Spicer, Pollack and Salt
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 28 Jun 10 - 07:01 PM

You couldn't make this up....

(Reuters) - Susan Spicer, one of New Orleans' most prominent and highly regarded chefs, has sued BP Plc for damages to restaurants that have lost normal seafood supplies because of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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Spicer, who runs the restaurant Bayona in New Orleans' French Quarter, is seeking class-action status on behalf of restaurants and others in the seafood industry that have suffered damage since the April 20 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig.
In a complaint filed late Friday in New Orleans federal court, Spicer's lawyer Serena Pollack said the restaurants depend heavily on the availability of local seafood.
Because of the spill, they expect to lose customers because of lower tourism and convention business, contamination fears and significantly higher prices, the 18-page complaint said.
"Much of plaintiff's business is based on the unique quality of Louisiana seafood, as well as the chain of delivery of that resource from the initial harvester (be it fisherman, oyster grower or shrimper)," Pollack wrote. "Because this chain of delivery cannot be maintained, plaintiff's business has been, and continues to be, materially damaged."
BP spokesman Mark Salt said the British company does not comment on litigation.


Kitty

Subject: RE: BS: BP, Spicer, Pollack and Salt
From: Wesley S
Date: 28 Jun 10 - 07:29 PM

More power to 'em. Good luck.

Subject: RE: BS: BP, Spicer, Pollack and Salt
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 28 Jun 10 - 07:38 PM

But it's still a highly spiced and seasoned,fishy story...

Kitty

Subject: RE: BS: BP, Spicer, Pollack and Salt
From: Naemanson
Date: 28 Jun 10 - 08:15 PM

Considering how oily most lawyers are she might be compounding the problem...

Subject: RE: BS: BP, Spicer, Pollack and Salt
From: Alice
Date: 28 Jun 10 - 08:39 PM

The restaurant class action suit - yes, more power to them!

Have you ever been to the French Quarter? Their businesses depend on locally caught seafood.

Subject: RE: BS: BP, Spicer, Pollack and Salt
From: Mrrzy
Date: 29 Jun 10 - 11:07 AM

EXCELLENT!!

Subject: RE: BS: BP, Spicer, Pollack and Salt
From: Paul Burke
Date: 29 Jun 10 - 01:57 PM

I suppose a court could reduce damages on the grounds that the disaster is partly the claimant's fault. Unless they've never used oil of course.

Subject: RE: BS: BP, Spicer, Pollack and Salt
From: gnu
Date: 29 Jun 10 - 03:33 PM

The suit clearly has merit. Someone spilled the oil. Someone was harmed by the spill. The fact that Serena Pollock is representing the harmed party just makes it better.

Of course, in the end, the damages compensation settlement "proof" would take so much time and money that it will essentially boil down to who blinks first. Or, perhaps, who opens their eyes first?