Shrimpers, Seafood Firms Sue Over 2022 Oil Spill Off Louisiana on Shrimp Season Opening Day

More than 2,300 shrimpers, boat owners and seafood businesses from across the Gulf Coast are suing two companies over an oil spill off Louisiana's coast on Aug. 8, 2022 — the opening day of shrimping season.
Roughly 200 of the plaintiffs are from Louisiana, with the rest from across the Gulf Coast. The case was filed last week in federal court in Houston.
A storage tank on Hilcorp’s offshore platform north of Timbalier Island failed after WCC allegedly damaged it during an oil transfer...
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