Jeffrey Rachlinski says judge is willing to scrutinize terms of ban , but not oil industry so much . Judge says BP spill does n't presage others ; but companies still lack sound disaster plans . Comment: By filing a lawsuit against the department 's moratorium , oil companies have shown that they do not intend to use this disaster as an opportunity to craft a meaningful response plan based on sound engineering principles . Rachlinski : Ban would force oil companies to come up with plan to prevent future disasters .
Jeffrey Rachlinski says judge is willing to scrutinize terms of ban , but not oil industry so much . Judge says BP spill does n't presage others ; but companies still lack sound disaster plans . Comment: Rachlinski : Ban would force oil companies to come up with plan to prevent future disasters .