Claims Dismissed Against Deepwater Horizon Clean-Up Responders

Case:  In re: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig "Deepwater Horizon" in the Gulf of Mexico, on April 20, 2010 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana No. 2:10-md-02179; Document No. 15853 [As to Post-Explosion Clean Up Efforts – Claims Against Clean-Up Responder Defendants, filed February 16, 2016]

Though the primary claims of the Deepwater Horizon matter have been resolved, various classes of claims and associated legal issues remain, adding to the arsenal of law developed as a result of this catastrophe. In this decision by Judge Carl J. Barbier, all but 11 of the remaining claims of Plaintiffs who sought recompense for alleged injuries stemming from exposure to chemicals used in the clean up of the spill were dismissed. Response activities, which spanned many months, included skimming oil from the surface of the water, applying dispersants, controlled burning of oil, placing containment and absorbent booms, onshore and beach clean up and