Oil Rig Attorney Says BP’s Conduct is Criminal

Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Gulf Coast,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Transocean on June 10, 2010

CNN’s Anderson Cooper of AC360, spoke with Steve Gordon, attorney for rig survivors of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster, in an exclusive interview which aired June 8, 2010.

Anderson Cooper of AC360 interviews Steve Gordon, attorney for rig survivors

In the one on one interview, Gordon states, “I’ve seen negligence, I’ve seen gross negligence, and this conduct is criminal what they did”….”There’s a crime scene sitting 5000 feet below the water – really …. you heard them (the survivors) say there was a lot of gas on this well and then you heard them (my clients) say that BP came in and overrode the decision of the driller at Transocean and the decision of the OIM.”

Maritime lawyer, Steve Gordon, calls BP's conduct criminal

Gordon went on to say, “When they did that, they in essence took over on that day – and the decision they made to displace the mud with salt water on a well that they knew had dangerous propensities I believe is criminal.”

WATCH AC360 INTERVIEW WITH STEVE GORDON

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