Multidistrict Litigation Maximizes Judicial Efficiency by Turning the Rule of Law on Its Head

The BP Oil Well Blowout of 2010 MDL: A Case Study

Introduction

The BP oil well blowout of April 2010 resulted in the largest environmental disaster in the history of the United States. An estimated 5.0 million barrels of crude oil gushed into the Gulf of Mexico.

The BP oil well blowout multidistrict litigation which commenced in August 2010 resulted in the largest federal judicial disaster in the history…