“BP’s pledge to make communities whole really means “We’ll see you in court.” The lesson from Cordova is don’t wait for BP. “We wasted time waiting for Exxon to make us whole,” she said.”
Another great piece from McClatchy:
After the 1989 spill, Picou said, a second disastrous wave broke over the communities: 19 years of litigation and successful appeals by Exxon that ultimately reduced the damages paid to 32,000 fishermen and Native plaintiffs from the $5 billion a jury awarded to $507 million. The result was a loss of faith in the legal system, Picou said, and adding injury to injury.
Picou said he expects the BP spill to result in even more complex litigation, in part because the current spill might have 10 times more victims than there were in Alaska, and in part because BP, the drilling contractor and other companies involved in the blowout are pointing fingers at each other.
Emphasis mine.
Hence, my crazy idea to Make them pay this way, as boycott won’t work!