Two years and billions of dollars later, justice is elusive for charter boat captains after BP spill

If there's been one common thread in the 26 months since BP and its reckless behavior decimated the Gulf of Mexico, it has been people from Big Oil or the government trying to insist that the situation is over, resolved, done with. Heck, we began hearing that within hours of the April 20, 2010, disaster, when BP maintained -- falsely, of course -- to the public that the situation after the explosion was under control and no oil was leaking. It's understandable, in way, to want to put something so awful behind us. Everybody wants to go back to their lives and act like this nightmare is over. But it's not. Seeking justice is hard work, and it never stops. You might have seen news reports about BP's proposed $7.8 billion settlement, seeking to resolve its serious civil liability in the wake of the spill. A lot of folks probably thought that the final chapter to the aftermath of Deepwater Horizon was in the works -- never mind the serious ongoing problems with marine life and the seafood industry in the Gulf. But even when it comes to the settlement, the devil is, as always, in the details. Sure, $7.8 billion sounds ...