Posted 5:18 AM 2/25/2013 : Trial set to open for Gulf oil spill litigation
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge in New Orleans is set to preside over a high-stakes trial for the raft of litigation spawned by a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Barring an 11th-hour settlement, U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier will hear several hours of opening statements