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David Vitter: “What happens instead, because of the nature of our State laws and our court system, is that everybody who ever had…”

On the recordMarch 22, 2015
What happens instead, because of the nature of our State laws and our court system, is that everybody who ever had anything to do with development on that property for 60 years or more, everybody is sued.
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David Vitter
Republican · Louisiana

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Vitter explains the issues with legacy lawsuits affecting the energy sector.

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