⁍ A pipeline operator must face an expanded class action lawsuit by fishermen who blame the company for losses following its role in a 2015 oil spill in California.
⁍ A two-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied Plains All American Pipeline’s challenge of a lower court order acquiescing to include plaintiffs from a broader geographical area.
– A pipeline operator must face an expanded class-action lawsuit by fishermen who blame the company for losses following a 2015 oil spill in California after a federal appeals court canned on Monday the operator’s bid to reverse the class’ widening. A two-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals denied Plains All American Pipeline’s challenge of a lower court order acquiescing to include plaintiffs from a broader geographical area, who are looking at a sixfold increase in damages, up to $185.6 million, reports Westlaw Today.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/fishermen-oil-spill/plaintiffs-can-cast-a-wider-net-in-fishermens-class-action-over-oil-spill-9th-circ-idUSL2N2EY25X