A California citizen with business operations at Huntington Beach filed a class-action lawsuit (pdf) against energy companies on Oct. 4, following the Huntington Beach oil spill on Oct. 2. Plaintiff Peter Moses Gutierrez Jr. owns a disk jockey company that regularly holds events at Huntington Beach. Gutierrez said that he “is losing and will lose a substantial amount” of business because of the oil spill and subsequent closure of Huntington Beach. As a resident of Huntington Beach, Gutierrez also claimed that he was “exposed to toxins.” The lawsuit was filed against Amplify Energy Corporation, its subsidiary Beta Operating Company, and other affiliated companies. According to the lawsuit, Beta Operating Company was responsible for overseeing daily operations of the Elly oil rig. The lawsuit accused the defendants of “fail[ing] to ensure that the oil rig was safe to operate” and failing to warn the public “with adequate and timely notice of …