Trial looms for liability case in Gulf oil spill

Each day, a team of 70 lawyers gathers in a New Orleans office suite to pore over a mountain of documents, study depositions and formulate arguments

The attorneys, representing condominium owners, oyster fishermen, hoteliers, beach towns and others who claim to have been hurt by last year's BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, are gearing up for one of the biggest legal showdowns in U.S. history.