This whole thing reminds me of an acquaintance that, on a motorcycle ride, swung wide on a corner and plowed into the side of a boat being towed by a pickup going the opposite direction. He busted the hull and his motorcycle ripped one of the axles right off the trailer.
And he was hurt too.
The guy in the truck stopped and was very concerned about making sure the guy was all right. We were all trying to get an ambulance, protect his injured hand and arm, etc.
That was then. A month or two later he was in court being sued by the boat owner. Everything in its time.
This spill has passed the “lets all work together to get this stopped” phase. Now it gets ugly.
And where were the FED's...MMMS was gathering royalties I guess....
Are you saying the scenario you describe was wrong somehow? If a guy on a motorcycle destroyed my property, I’d sue too. I’d also make sure the person was alive and ok when the accident happened. Being concerned about the condition of a human being at the time of the accident doesn’t make the liability go away.