More than a year has passed since the Deepwater Horizon incident, though the battles are far from over. Among them are third-party claims seeking to recover lost business revenue. From hotel operators and sport and commercial fisherman to cruise ship operators, numerous business owners are seeking compensation for losses they incurred from the April 2010 event.

No More Smooth Sailing 

On April 20, 2011, Carnival Corporation ("Carnival") filed suit against BP PLC, Transocean Ltd., and other drilling companies involved in operations on Deepwater Horizon. The cruise line seeks compensation for its economic losses and damages as a result of the April 20, 2010 explosion, fire, and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Barely meeting the deadline to file suit against the rig owners in the multidistrict litigation in La., Carnival alleges claims for negligence, strict liability for manufacturing defect, fraudulent concealment, violation of the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990, and strict liability pursuant to the Florida Pollutant Discharge Prevention and Control Act. 

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