District Court, S.D. Texas November 8, 2016, Civil Action H-12-1976 (Peiqing Cong v. Conocophillips Co.)

Opinion on Dismissal

Lynn N. Hughes, United States District Judge

1. Introduction.

Oil seeped from the seabed into a bay in China. Fishermen living along and working in it have sued an American oil company saying it is responsible. The American company is the parent of the parent of a Liberian company.