Costner, Baldwin in court over oil cleanup devices

Court time: Costner, Baldwin butt heads over oil cleanup company

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By News wires

 04 June 2012 19:34 GMT

Actors Kevin Costner and Stephen Baldwin opened a real-life legal drama on Monday as jury selection began in a trial over Baldwin's claims that Costner cheated him out of his share of a multi-million dollar deal to sell oil-cleanup devices 2010.

Jury selection began in a New Orleans court for a federal lawsuit lodged against Costner by Baldwin and business partner, Spyridon C. Contogouris, Reuters reported.

The suit alleges that Costner, best known for his performance in "Field of Dreams" and "The Bodyguard," cheated Baldwin and Contogouris out of their share of a multi-million dollar deal under which BP bought 32 oil and water separation devices that were developed by a Costner-owned company, the news wire said.

The deal was struck after the Macondo well blew out in April 2010, spewing more than 4…

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