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IN RE DEEPWATER HORIZON

No. 17-30122.

907 F.3d 232 (2018)

IN RE: DEEPWATER HORIZON. Joaquin Barrera, doing business as Restaurant Familiar Ah Caray, Plaintiff-Appellant v. BP, P.L.C.; BP America, Incorporated; BP Products North America, Incorporated; BP America Production Company; BP Exploration & Production, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees S.C.P.P. Unidos de Matamoros, S.C. de R.L., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BP, P.L.C.; BP America, Incorporated; BP Products North America, Incorporated; BP America Production Company; BP Exploration & Production, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees S.C.P.P. 20 de April del Poblado Ignacio Zaragoza, S.C. de R.L. de C.V., Plaintiff-Appellant v. BP, P.L.C.; BP America, Incorporated; BP Products North America, Incorporated; BP America Production Company; BP Exploration & Production, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED October 18, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony G. Buzbee , Caroline Elizabeth Adams , Buzbee Law Firm, Houston, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Matthew Regan, Esq. , Kirkland & Ellis, L.L.P., Chicago, IL, Jeffrey Bossert Clark, Sr., Esq. , George W. Hicks, Jr. , Aaron Lloyd Nielson , Kirkland & Ellis, L.L.P., Washington, DC, Don Keller Haycraft , Liskow & Lewis, P.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before KING, ELROD, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

This case presents another in the line of cases related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The 104 appellants here (collectively referred to as "Plaintiffs") appeal the district court's order dismissing their claims with prejudice. We AFFIRM.

I. Background

Plaintiffs are individuals...

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