A BP plan to hire Gulf scientists could mean that there are fewer experts to testify against them when the oil spill case goes to trial.
The University of South Alabama turned down a BP offer to hire the entire marine science department after they obtained a copy of the contracts. Mobile’s Press-Register reports:
The Press-Register obtained a copy of a contract offered to scientists by BP. It prohibits the scientists from publishing their research, sharing it with other scientists, or speaking about the data that they collect for at least the next three years.
BP plans to fight a lawsuit to be filed by the Natural Resources Damage Assessment, according to Press-Register‘s Ben Raines. Putting Gulf scientists on the payroll could mean there are less experts to testify against them.
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