Judge Signs Off $95 Million to Settle Huntington Beach Oil Spill Settlement

Workers in protective suits continue to clean the contaminated beach with a platform in the background in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Oct. 11, 2021. Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP Photo

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A federal judge in Santa Ana signed off on Sept. 14 on $95 million to settle all of the claims in class-action litigation involving the pipeline oil leak that gushed thousands of gallons of crude into the ocean off Huntington Beach in 2021, but with just one hitch.

U.S. District Judge David O. Carter ordered all of the attorneys involved in the litigation with Amplify Energy to hammer out an agreement on Thursday on a $2 million claim from the organizers of the annual Pacific Airshow, which was curtailed due to the oil leak in 2021.