Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says suing oil companies for damages caused by Fracking is "frivolous!" [View all]

[Dustlawyer]

Rejecting the advice of his own attorney general and dozens of legal scholars, Louisiana governor and potential presidential contender Bobby Jindal effectively blocked a New Orleans-area levee board from suing oil and gas companies for allegedly destroying the state’s coasts – and in so doing, may have also derailed state and local claims against BP for damages and tax revenue lost following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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“This bill will help stop frivolous lawsuits and create a more fair and predictable legal environment, and I am proud to sign it into law,” the Republican Jindal declared in a statement Friday. “It further improves Louisiana’s legal environment by reducing unnecessary claims that burden businesses so that we can bring even more jobs to our state.”

Don Briggs, president of the Louisiana Oil & Gas Association, was also quoted in the statement distributed by the governor’s office, hailing the measure as a “huge victory for the oil and gas industry.”

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/06/06/bobby-jindal-signs-bill-to-block-lawsuits-against-oil-and-gas-companies

More and more they are taking our right to sue away under the guise of "frivolous lawsuits." You cannot sue generic drug manufacturers and now oil companies in La. Notice he doesn't say how this protects Louisiana's citizens. How is not allowing fracking suits when the oil companies ruin your water well a good thing for Louisiana? The thing is, if a lawsuit is "frivolous" the Judges throw the suit out and usually sanctions the attorney who brought it. We do not need absolute immunity going to oil companies, with said immunity applying in all instances, not just those deemed "frivolous."