Amplify Energy reaches tentative settlement deal in O.C. oil spill lawsuits
The deal would resolve civil lawsuits filed in federal court by property owners, business owners and residents who said they suffered financial effects from the October spill. Those plaintiffs include Laguna Beach coastal property owners, a Huntington Beach surf school, a Seal Beach bait and tackle store, and several groups of fishing and seafood sales companies.
The steps for injunctive relief Amplify will take have not been disclosed. However, the agreement will likely result in Amplify agreeing to certain procedures to ensure a similar spill doesn’t happen again, Aitken said.that own and operate the two container ships. Driven by 60-mph winds and 17-foot waves, the MSC Danit and the Cosco Beijing container ships dragged their anchors “into areas where federal law prohibits anchoring,” Amplify’s lawyers said in a February complaint against the shipping companies.
Amplify has pushed to require the Marine Exchange to notify owners of undersea property of any potential anchor drags within 24 hours.approve a nearly $1-million settlement agreementIn exchange for agreeing not to sue the oil company, the county accepted a $956,352 payment to cover cleanup costs, including legal bills and salaries for workers who scrambled to keep the oilSupervisor Katrina Foley described the settlement as a “win for the taxpayers” that covered the county’s immediate costs.
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