Oil-Spill Subpoenas Stayed – for a While Courthouse News Service HOUSTON (CN) – Proceedings in the United States' action to enforce subpoenas against Transocean Deepwater Drilling, in a federal investigation of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, are on hold until the multidistrict litigation panel … Halliburton Wants BP To Cover Deepwater Spill ClaimsLaw360 (subscription)
State Law Will Not Apply in Recovery for Damages from Gulf Oil Spill Courthouse News Service Barbier this week granted in part and denied in part oil spill defendants' motions to dismiss complaints from the states of Alabama and Louisiana. In a separate ruling, Barbier said BP cannot use Transocean's liability insurance. … BP Must Face Gulf Spill Claims From Alabama and LouisianaBusinessWeek BP loses 2 big Gulf oil spill rulingsThe Associated Press Judge Rules Twice Against BP Regarding Gulf Oil SpillCSNews Online The Louisiana Record –Live Insurance News –Bloomberg all 311 news articles »
No Liability in Trying to Put Out Deepwater Horizon Fire Courthouse News Service NEW ORLEANS (CN) – A federal judge has dismissed claims brought by a group of 66 fishermen, oilmen and property owners who sought damages from the vessels that responded first to the Deepwater Horizon rig after an explosion caused … History-making litigation: Deepwater Horizon cases flood Gulf Coast courtroomsBizjournals.com (blog) The Fragile State of Our EnvironmentNational Geographic BP loses bid to resume offshore drilling in gulfSan Francisco Chronicle Economic Times –Houston Business Journal –Houston Chronicle all 400 news articles »
Judge Must Decide if State Law Applies to Punitive Damages in BP Oil Spill Courthouse News Service NEW ORLEANS (CN) – A federal judge must decide whether Alabama and Louisiana can recover punitive damages for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill under state law. The decision could have lasting consequences on the states' oil spill … Let's learn from BP mistakesBelleville News Democrat Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup workers may have escaped harm7thSpace Interactive (press release) BOEMRE has surprise oil spill drillUPI.com Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) –WUSF 89.7 News –Oil & Gas Journal all 41 news articles »
Enviros Say Feds Caved in to Shell's 'Flawed' Plan for Deepwater Drilling Courthouse News Service "No reasonable person would take a 1-in-43 chance of their house burning down, so why in heaven's name would the federal government take a 1-in-43 chance of having another massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?" Earthjustice attorney David Guest said … Washington Watch for June 13, 20112TheAdvocate
1 Year After Gulf Spill, BP Agrees to Pay Bil. Courthouse News Service (CN) – BP will pay billion toward Gulf Coast restoration projects, according to an agreement between the Natural Resource Trustees for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and the oil company, reached on the first anniversary of the worst … Oil spill cleanup, containment efforts, hearings in wake of gulf disasterWashington Post BP sues Deepwater Horizon partners for £24bnThe Guardian PRESS RELEASE Natural Resource Trustees for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill …Wall Street Journal New York Times (blog) –Zacks.com –Seattle Post Intelligencer all 1,351 news articles »
Liability Issues Abound in Oil Spill Cases Courthouse News Service NEW ORLEANS (CN) – A federal judge on Friday granted Transocean's motion to intervene in its insurance carriers' obligations toward BP, Anadarko and MOEX, in a status conference on the explosion of Transocean's Deepwater Horizon oil … Oil spill? Not that you can see from this Gulf Coast resortVancouver Sun BP Wins Right For More Tests On Rig's Failed Blowout Preventer – APGCaptain (press release)
Deepwater Horizon Survivor Sues BP Courthouse News Service NEW ORLEANS (CN) – The chief mechanic of the doomed Deepwater Horizon seeks punitive damages from BP, Transocean, Halliburton and others who ran the "unseaworthy" oil rig until it exploded. Charles Cochran says he was asleep when he … Transocean CEO: Internal Deepwater Horizon Probe Out In 'Month Or Two'Fox Business Transocean earnings show huge 4Q lossBizjournals.com Transocean Books Billion ChargeWall Street Journal Consumer Energy Report –Everything Gold (blog) –swissinfo.ch all 57 news articles »
BP Defends its Oil Spill Claims Process Courthouse News Service NEW ORLEANS (CN) – BP claims that its claims process for people injured by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill "far exceeds" the requirements of the Oil Pollution Act, and that court monitoring of the process will make it less effective … Lest We Forget: Re-Calculating the True Cost of Deepwater HorizonHuffington Post (blog) Local Experts To Appear On Gulf Oil Spill DocumentaryKRIS Corpus Christi News UPI NewsTrack Health and Science NewsUPI.com Automated Trader –Houston Business Journal –Sarasota Herald-Tribune all 43 news articles »
Judge Rejects Demand for Gulf Oil-Drilling Permit Timelines Courthouse News Service The Obama administration imposed the original moratorium after the April 20 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig killed 11 people and set off the … Editorial: Another BP oil spill disaster must be avoidedMassLive.com Investigation finds 'systemic failures' in spillThe Daily Advertiser Editorial: Offshore oil drilling needs tough loveThe News-Press NOLA.com –rabble.ca –FederalNewsRadio.com all 191 news articles »
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