Fishermen Drop Suit Over San Francisco Bay Refueling Spill

SAN FRANCISCO - Commercial fisherman have withdrawn their lawsuit over a fuel oil spill in San Francisco Bay rather than restate claims that a federal judge dismissed without prejudice a day earlier. Russo, et al. v. M/T Dubai Star, et al., No. C 09-05158 (N.D. Calif.).

The Notice of Voluntary Dismissal Without Prejudice was filed on April 30, a day after Judge Susan Illston of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California gave plaintiffs 30 days in which to amend their claims to provide supporting detail.

Mark Russo, two other commercial fishermen and a seafood processor brought …