On April 20, 2010, an explosion occurred on the Deepwater Horizon oil facility in the Gulf of Mexico causing the death of 11 oil rig workers and injuring countless others. The rig subsequently sank causing the release of hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico threatening the vital coast of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. There were approximately 126 workers on the platform at the time of the explosion.  Congress has identified 5 reasons for the BP Transocean Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and oil spill.

Shortly after the oil rig owned and operated by Transocean, Ltd. and leased to BP Exploration & Production sank, the United States Coast Guard began closing federal waters off the shores of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida as the BP oil spill rapidly spread across the Gulf of Mexico.

As a result, vacationers began to cancel vacation rentals at condominiums, fishing camps, hotels and beach houses in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. The cancellations have caused losses of rental income which owners of condos, fishing camps, hotels and beach houses rely upon. Although the beaches have not been closed, the presence of oil spill booms and cleaning crews on the beaches and marsh areas of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Florida have kept many vacationers away from the Gulf Coast, causing losses in rental income to condominium, fishing camp, hotel and beach house owners. Local businesses such as restaurants, tackle shops, seafood markets, fishing charters, souvenir shops and water parks are also suffering from the vacation and trip cancellations caused by the BP oil spill off the coast and beaches of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.

Destinations such as Orange Beach, Gulf Shores, Dauphin Island and Fort Morgan, Alabama, Perdido, Destin and Pensacola, Florida, Venice and Grand Isle, Louisiana, and Biloxi and Gulfport, Mississippi, are experiencing a drop in the number of vacationers causing lost rental revenue to condo, hotel, beach house and camp owners.

There have also been reports that trip insurance companies are refusing to honor trip cancellations due to the BP oil spill along the coasts and beaches of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida.

Bohrer Law Firm's lawyers are investigating claims associated with the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico which has adversely affected the owners of condominiums, beach houses, fishing camps, restaurants, vacation homes, beach homes, fishing charters, seafood markets and other local businesses along the beaches and marshes of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Bohrer Law Firm can assist you in completing a claim form under the Oil Pollution Act.

If you, a loved one or your business were a victim of the BP oil rig explosion and subsequent oil spill, you may be entitled to compensation. Bohrer Law Firm's attorneys can assist you in recovering loss of income, profits and earning capacity, and other compensation for physical damage to your property and clean up costs such as the removal of oil from beaches, marsh land, boats, camps, piers and other personal property. We urge you to contact one of our attorneys to protect your legal interests.