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pointed out, for example. that a worker who bagged oil-soaked items may
have passed out on the job and thus qualifies for a settlement, while a
boom operator who suffered chronic exposure and didn’t report anything
at the time — but now experiences significant symptoms, would not be
covered.
Dr. Robichaux and I agree on one fundamental point: It is far more
important to do this BP settlement right, and to do it fairly, than it is to do
quickly. For far too many people suffering from serious, chronic illnesses,
they have all the time in the world.
To read the full text of Dr. Robichaux’s letter to the court, please go
to: http://www.stuarthsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/11-26-12-
MRR-to-Barbier-BP-PSC-Proposed-Settlement-Hearing.doc
Here is my Nov. 12 blog post about my verbal objections to the $7.8
billion BP settlement: http://www.stuarthsmith.com/arbitrary-andcapricious-bp-settlement-needs-a-do-over/
To read my Sept. 12 post recording our written objections to the $7.8
billion settlement, please read: http://www.stuarthsmith.com/we-objectwhy-bps-8-7-billion-deal-is-a-failed-settlement/
To read the earlier declaration to the court by Dr. Robichaux, please
read http://www.stuarthsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/
2012/09/120906Robichaux1.pdf and also http://www.stuarthsmith.com/
wp-content/uploads/2012/09/120906Robichaux2.pdf
Environmental Must-Reads – December 17, 2012
Sinkhole prompts study for alternative route for Louisiana 70 in
Assumption Parish
State highway officials say they’ll start a six-month study early next
year into the feasibility of an alternative route around an eight-acre
sinkhole in northern Assumption Parish.
Geologist details failure factors
The sidewall of a Texas Brine Co. LLC salt cavern inside the
Napoleonville Dome was dissolved through the dome’s outer edge,
bringing the cavern into contact with surrounding sediment layers outside
the dome before the cavern failed, an LSU geologist said Friday.