![]() According to court documents in Tassin’s case, after Great Lakes stopped complying with One Call requirements, a Great Lakesemployee instructed Tassin to use his marsh buggy to dig near pipelines, despite that digging not being in NOAA’s approved plans, and without Great Lakesgetting approval from any pipeline companies that it was safe to dig. 21-cr-8, and he pled guilty as charged on Maand is awaiting sentencing. James Tassin, the subcontractor working for Great Lakes who operated the marsh buggy that physically caused the spill, was charged in a separate criminal case, No. Great Lakes admitted that it violated those two laws by failing to alert pipeline companies about continuing work near their pipelines for several months leading up to the oil spill. ![]() In the plea documents, Great Lakesadmitted that in its contract with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (“NOAA”), Great Lakeswas responsible for locating all pipelines in the area of the project and complying with the federal Pipeline Safety Act and the “One Call” system created by the Louisiana Underground Utilities and Facilities Damage Prevention Law. ![]()
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