BP Exploration & Production Incorporated, et al. v. Lake Eugenie Land & Development, Incorporated, et al., - ATRA

BP Exploration & Production Incorporated, et al. v. Lake Eugenie Land & Development, Incorporated, et al.,

| November 6, 2016

No. 14-123 (U.S., filed September 2014): Urging the United States Supreme Court to hear BP’s appeal of critical class action issues stemming from the 2010 Deepwater oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Specifically arguing that the certification and management of the class violates Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Article III of the Constitution.

Court denied cert Petition for cert denied on December 8, 2014.

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