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In Re: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig "Deepwater Horizon" in the Gulf of Mexico, on April 20, 2010

  1. July 17, 2013

    BP Gets Hearing On Bid To Stop Deepwater Payments

    A Louisiana federal judge will hold a hearing Friday to consider BP PLC's bid to temporarily halt payments related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, as a former FBI director investigates misconduct allegations against an attorney for the court-supervised settlement program, the judge said Wednesday.

  2. July 16, 2013

    BP Wants Deepwater Payouts Stopped Amid Fraud Probe

    BP PLC on Tuesday asked a Louisiana federal judge to temporarily stop payments related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill while a former Federal Bureau of Investigation director investigates allegations of misconduct by an attorney for the court-supervised settlement program.

  3. June 03, 2013

    Transocean Says BP Is On Its Own In $7.8B Deepwater Deal

    Transocean Ltd. told a Louisiana federal judge on Friday that its drilling contract with BP PLC releases the company from any obligation to pay for Deepwater Horizon spill-related damages as part of BP's $7.8 billion economic and property damages settlement.

  4. April 30, 2013

    BP Attys' Docs On Deepwater Privileged, Judge Rules

    A Louisiana federal judge on Tuesday largely rejected attempts by the federal government to force BP PLC's lawyers to turn over documents related to fraudulent statements about the rate at which oil was escaping into the Gulf during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill, saying most of the documents weren't linked to criminal fraud.

  5. April 22, 2013

    Outlook Grim For BP In Deepwater Trial, Experts Say

    With the first phase of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill trial now complete, trial watchers say the federal government has made a strong case that BP PLC was grossly negligent and predict the oil giant will be hit with a lion's share of the liability for the disaster.

  6. April 17, 2013

    1st Phase Of BP Spill Trial Draws To A Close

    As phase one of a sprawling trial over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill came to an end Wednesday, the Louisiana federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation gave the parties roughly two months to submit their written conclusions on the phase.

  7. April 05, 2013

    Forged Signature Claim Bars BP Spill Attys' Fee Bid: Judge

    A federal judge on Friday ruled that a Texas attorney is not entitled to collect fees from settlement proceeds due a Louisiana fisherman from BP PLC over the Deepwater Horizon disaster because the man's signature appeared to be forged to the lawyer's contingency fee contract.

  8. April 05, 2013

    BP Loses Appeal To Halt Deepwater Payouts

    A federal judge on Friday shot down BP PLC's request for a temporary injunction on any payments to claimants in the Deepwater Horizon disaster court proceedings, rejecting BP's arguments that many of the claims being considered are fake.

  9. April 04, 2013

    BP Asks 5th Circ. To Review Deepwater Spill Payouts

    BP PLC on Wednesday asked the Fifth Circuit to weigh in on its claims that the methods used by the administrator overseeing a $7.8 billion settlement in the Deepwater Horizon multidistrict litigation have resulted in inflated and erroneous payments.

  10. April 03, 2013

    Blowout Preventer Co. Escapes Deepwater Oil Spill Charges

    The Louisiana federal judge overseeing the Deepwater Horizon oil spill multidistrict litigation allowed blowout preventer manufacturer Cameron International Corp. on Wednesday to escape all charges in the case, according to an attorney representing the company.

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