Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Man Alleges BP (NYSE:BP) Oil Burning Made Him Sick

Before the lawsuits against BP (NYSE:BP) are through, many people will make extraordinary claims of damages in relationship to the oil spill.

One of the latest ones is a claim by a man living in Navarre Beach, Florida that he and his family got sick from BP burning the oil off the water near the area.

In a complaint in Harris Count Court, the alleged victim said he and his family suffered "blinding headaches, sore throats, burning eyes, uncontrollable vomiting, coughing, dizziness, loss of appetite, and blurred vision."

According to Charles Smith, who filed the lawsuit, "Defendants' representatives held a town hall meeting along with the Florida EPA and provided assurance that the smell was not harmful and presented no danger to the community, the plaintiff or his family."

Smith claims when he and his family got sick he called the emergency response line of BP and was told no evacuation orders were in effect for the area.

For some reason Smith took his son out of school and went to California to stay with grandparents. Odd that no one else in the entire area has reported similar symptoms and suffering.

Of course if this is allowed to go forward people will come out of the woodwork to claim they suffered the same symptoms.

Smith wants BP to pay for his medical bills, trip to California, lost wages and punitive damages for gross negligence.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Burning oil produces some nasty hydrocarbon molecules that should not be inhaled in high concentrations. Some people may be more susceptible to the effects. For you people on wall street who have never actually worked a hard job or in refineries, don't open your inexperienced ignorant mouths.

Anonymous said...

Burning oil is the combustion OF hydrocarbons (with trace amounts of sulfur). It releases carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, which are deadly if inhaled in high enough concentrations, but do not raise the collective planets concentrations whatsoever in the Gulf burning. Its not a Wall street agenda, its just a stupid, spurious claim.

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