subject: Bp Hit With Fresh Oil Spill Personal Injury Claim [print this page] Energy supplier BP has recently spread two gallons of the chemical Corexit into the area affected by the recent oil spill. The process has been the subject of heavy criticism by those concerned with the BP spill.
The fallout from this could unleash a whole new wave of claims against BP who are already facing more than 300 claims for economic hardship, safety breaches and environmental damage.
The lawsuit has been filed in Alabama and is against both BP and the maker of the chemical Nalco. People are even insisting that the chemical id four times more toxic than crude oil.
The damages being sought are to cover the negligence, nuisance, medical monitoring fees and trespass the claimants insist the two companies have caused. The claimants have argued that the chemicals were added to lessen the financial cost and public reaction to the oil spill. In other words to attempt to cover it up.
Worryingly scientists have now confirmed that the substance is likely to have entered the food chain after conducting tests on crabs. Little scientific knowledge is available on the chemical when it is used to this scale.
A safety guidance sheet made by defendant Nalco has concluded that Corexit has a low human hazard risk but also suggests that no toxicity studies have been carried out on the substance. The document also suggests that ingestion may result in nausea and vomiting.
The chemical failed to pass safety checks conducted in the UK and was also banned from being used on oil spills in 1998.
The case being filed against BP is being handled by the same people who handled the Alaskan oil spill which was estimated to be worth around $2.5 billion dollars.
by: Clare Westwood
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