Deepwater Horizon oil rig accident (continued)
Offshore oil rig accident lawyers in Texas need to know that the BP and Transocean oil-spill lawsuits may be combined before a judge who is not from the Gulf Coast states. Half of the twelve active federal judges in the New Orleans judicial district have removed themselves from the cases filed by fishermen, businesses and property owners and coastal businesses The judges have various conflicts tied to oil investments or with the lawyers and/or companies involved in the litigation.