The foundation would also like to see improved access to free English language lessons so migrant workers can improve their knowledge of their rights and askfor help, and easier access to legal redress and compensation.
An idealistic young attorney named Scott Chafin from Shreveport, Louisiana called me a year ago to ask if I would be an expert witness in a lawsuit asking Grambling St. forcompensationfor wrongful death.
So while our interests align on capping this well, we would never ask BP to tell us how much oil they think has leaked in order for us to determine the compensation and penalty that is to be derived from it.