Settlement Of Environmental Contamination Claims Did Not Violate Louisiana Law

(March 12, 2018, 1:20 PM EDT) -- LAKE CHARLES, La. — The Third Circuit Louisiana Court of Appeal on March 7 determined that a trial court did not violate Louisiana law by approving a settlement between landowners and oil and gas operators because the settlement met all of the requirements under Louisiana law and a contradictory hearing and a deposit of funds with the court was not required under the statute governing the settlement (Shirlene Britt, et al. v. Riceland Petroleum Co., et al., No. 17-941, La. App., 3rd Cir., 2018 La. App. LEXIS 420)....

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