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28 Jun 10 - 07:01 PM (#2936304) Subject: BS: BP, Spicer, Pollack and Salt From: Herga Kitty 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. U.S. 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 |
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28 Jun 10 - 07:29 PM (#2936319) Subject: RE: BS: BP, Spicer, Pollack and Salt From: Wesley S More power to 'em. Good luck. |
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28 Jun 10 - 07:38 PM (#2936325) Subject: RE: BS: BP, Spicer, Pollack and Salt From: Herga Kitty But it's still a highly spiced and seasoned,fishy story... Kitty |
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28 Jun 10 - 08:15 PM (#2936336) Subject: RE: BS: BP, Spicer, Pollack and Salt From: Naemanson Considering how oily most lawyers are she might be compounding the problem... |
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28 Jun 10 - 08:39 PM (#2936346) Subject: RE: BS: BP, Spicer, Pollack and Salt From: Alice 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. |
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29 Jun 10 - 11:07 AM (#2936663) Subject: RE: BS: BP, Spicer, Pollack and Salt From: Mrrzy EXCELLENT!! |
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29 Jun 10 - 01:57 PM (#2936739) Subject: RE: BS: BP, Spicer, Pollack and Salt From: Paul Burke 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. |
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29 Jun 10 - 03:33 PM (#2936795) Subject: RE: BS: BP, Spicer, Pollack and Salt From: gnu 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? |