Gulfport lawyer Jim Davis files suit against BP
And yes folks there are reasons lawyers have such a terrible reputation because some of them are just plain sleazy, especially the TeeVee lawyers. Not all of ‘em are on the Tee Vee though so please allow me to introduce to the Slabbed Nation to Gulfport lawyer Jim Davis and his suit against BP, which he filed after Ken Feinberg at the GCCF turned him down. He has a novel theory of how the spill impacted his law practice:
The Law Office of Jim Davis, primarily a criminal practice, had a substantial client base of individuals with criminal backgrounds who worked offshore on rigs and commercial fishing vessels. Other clients included local residents who worked in seafood processing plants, hospitality and food service, and tourists cited for DUl and other charges while visiting this area. All of these industries and businesses sustained a devastating economic impact by the BP oil spill, and drastically reduced his clients’ ability to pay for legal services, resulting in greatly diminished profits and the lay-offs of one attorney and one secretary.
Now folks lest we gain too much of a reputation for being a plaintiff friendly blog….
sop
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- New Orleans News
January 28, 2012 at 6:57 am
For what it’s worth, Jim Davis is one of the best criminal defense lawyers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. I hope he does well in this case.
Jim Craig
January 28, 2012 at 1:01 pm
I personally didn’t notice a decrease in drinking during the oil spill, in fact the opposite was true based on my anectdotal experiences since the area was flooded by out of towners looking for cleanup jobs and a good time. Should this case advance I’m personally looking forward to seeing how he establishes his “loss”.
sop
sop81_1
January 28, 2012 at 1:09 pm
I have no capacity at all to evaluate the merits of his claims, but this reminds me of the recommendation given by Whitmergate that people should just flood the offices of a certain person with requests for records.
The spill and its aftermath have hurt and will hurt everyone for a long time. Laying out case after case elaborating on the costs and consequences of it is one response to it.
It might be more of a large scale performance art piece than a legal strategy, however.
anonomouse
January 28, 2012 at 1:34 pm