Collection:LPB

Genre: News, Public Affairs

Place Covered: Boise, Idaho

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2010-07-30

Duration: 00:05:23

Subjects: BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010 | OIL SPILLS | LAWSUITS | Liability for oil pollution damages

Contributors:

• Whinham, Charlie Host
• Harman, Russ Interviewee
• Morrow, Pat Interviewee
• Lanier, Mark Interviewee
• Parker, Michael Interviewee
• Nguyen, Ha Interviewee

This segment from the July 30, 2010, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features a report on the hearing held by a seven judge federal panel in Boise, Idaho, to decide where the oil spill lawsuits against BP and Transocean will be held. This report includes interviews with three plaintiff’s attorneys, Russ Harman, Pat Morrow, and Mark Lanier, protestor Michael Parker, and Ha Nguyen of the Vietnamese-American Emergency Fishermen Association. Host: Charlie Whinham