Plaintiffs Ask Federal MDL Panel to Consolidate BP Oil Rig Lawsuits

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Louisiana plaintiffs in one of the dozens of lawsuits already filed in the wake of the devastating BP oil rig explosion on April 22 have asked the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to consolidate all related federal cases in a "Gulf of Mexico Oil Contamination" MDL. In re: Gulf of Mexico Oil Contamination, Docket No. Unavailable (JPMDL).

Counsel for plaintiffs Acy J. Cooper and Ronnie L. Anderson filed the motion on April 30, asking the Judicial Panel to coordinate their case in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in New Orleans with …