Deepwater Horizon Responders Allege Injury from Oil, Dispersants

NEW ORLEANS - More than one hundred individuals who say they suffer from lingering injuries from exposure to oil and chemical dispersants used in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and related oil spill have filed a joint complaint in the federal multidistrict litigation against the oil rig's owners and operators. In re: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig 'Deepwater Horizon' in the Gulf of Mexico, on April 20, 2010, MDL No. 2179 (E.D. La.).

Darnell Alexander and other "first responder" plaintiffs filed their initial complaint on April 20 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of …