The first federal trial for damage claims by businesses and individuals complaining of financial losses from the Gulf Coast oil spill could be held next summer, a judge said Friday.
U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier, who presides over a batch of more than 300 consolidated lawsuits against energy giant BP PLC, said the first "test trial" for claims filed under the 1990 Oil Pollution Act could be held as early as June 2011.
Judge eyes June 2011 for first oil spill trial - BusinessWeek
U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier, who presides over a batch of more than 300 consolidated lawsuits against energy giant BP PLC, said the first "test trial" for claims filed under the 1990 Oil Pollution Act could be held as early as June 2011.
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A BP lawyer objected to scheduling a trial that soon. But Barbier said that if he were to adopt the company's proposed timetable, the first trial wouldn't take place until 2013 or 2014.Judge eyes June 2011 for first oil spill trial - BusinessWeek
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