United States Court, Louisiana.
BP’s oil spill in 2010 directly affected the lives and livelihood of fishermen and seafood restaurants up and down the coast. However, many subsistence fishermen have been completely left out of the settlement process. In addition, many fishermen took quick payouts worth $5000-$25000 dollars as they were made to believe this under compensation was the best they could get. Joel Waltzer, an attorney representing both of these belittled groups, is working to have them take part in the overarching BP settlement plan and receive the compensation they deserve.