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BP Oil Spill Lawsuit: Cousins Randall Luthi and Jeffery Luthi Pose Conflict of Interest in Case

Will BP get its oil spill case moved to friendly Houston? A clerk of the panel that will decide the issue is first cousins with a former regulator of the sunken BP drill platform. Rick Outzen reports on the legal impact of the family tie.

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