BP Faces New Lawsuit Over Pipeline Leak

St. Louis, MO – With BP’s lawyers already working overtime due to the Gulf Coast oil spill, the company now faces a new lawsuit over a pipeline leak in Lomax, Illinois. The law suit alleges that decades ago, this pipeline leaked crude into the ground in Lomax and contaminated the ground water residents use for drinking, bathing, cooking and other uses. By 1968, the pipeline had leaked so frequently and extensively that BP decided to junk the pipeline altogether, leaving a portion of the line under the surface of Lomax.

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Brent Coon Named As One of Top 75 Trial Attorneys in the Country

BCA Founder, Brent Coon, was named to an exclusive group of the nation’s top 75 trial lawyers. The group, entitled “Trial Lawyer Kingpins”, was chosen in a survey of defense attorneys throughout the country to identify 'the best plaintiff trial attorneys in terms of experience and influence.' The survey was conducted by the 1,500 attorney worldwide defense firm, Shook, Hardy & Bacon. Shook contacted hundreds of defense firms throughout the country and asked them to identify the best of their counterparts in the plaintiff’s bar.

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BCA is now at the epicenter of the oil spill litigation. In addition to representing hundreds of rig workers, shrimpers, fishermen and business/condo owners across the Gulf Coast, Brent Coon is serving on an ad hoc committee of attorneys advising & assisting Ken Feinberg on the administration of the $20B Claims Fund. Brent Coon & Associates was the lead counsel in the BP Texas City Explosion of March 23, 2005, representing hundreds of affected workers. BCA released over 7 million documents to the media concerning refinery safety and played a pivotal role in establishing the occurrences of multiple, major safety violations.
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BCA has developed its very own Case Management Software entitled CLS. As a part of our JV expansion, we are allowing our JV partners access to CLS so that you may view and track all of your cases from home or the office. This unique, outside version of CLS – “CLS Lite”, if you will – gives you full access and functionality to all of your cases and your cases alone. You will be able to track progress on your cases, update the status of your cases, find detailed reports and much more!
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