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

  1. May 01, 2012

    Ala. Calls For Deepwater Trial By Year's End

    The state of Alabama on Tuesday urged the judge overseeing the Deepwater Horizon multidistrict litigation to deny BP PLC's bid to further delay a trial originally set for February, saying the matter should be heard this year and ideally as early as July.

  2. April 26, 2012

    BP Oil Spill Deal Unfair To 200K Victims, Miss. AG Says

    Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood attacked the proposed $7.8 billion settlement of private claims against BP PLC over the Macondo oil spill Wednesday, contending the deal should include nearly 200,000 victims who signed releases when they received payments from BP's private claims facility.

  3. April 25, 2012

    Halliburton Lashes Out Against Deepwater MDL Settlement

    Halliburton Energy Services Inc. blasted the proposed settlement between BP PLC and plaintiffs' lawyers in multidistrict litigation over the Macondo oil spill Tuesday, arguing it would hold Halliburton liable for unproven damages and interfere with its ability to settle claims.

  4. April 23, 2012

    Shrimp Trade Group Calls BP Settlement Biased

    The American Shrimp Processors Association urged a Louisiana federal judge on Monday to refuse preliminary approval of the proposed settlement in multidistrict litigation over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, arguing it unfairly discriminated against shrimp docks and processors.

  5. April 18, 2012

    BP's $7.8B Deepwater Spill Deal Allows Up To $600M In Fees

    BP PLC asked a Louisiana federal court Wednesday to greenlight an estimated $7.8 billion settlement of economic, property damage and medical claims in multidistrict litigation over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a deal that could hand plaintiffs' counsel up to $600 million.

  6. April 11, 2012

    US Will Provide Docs With Early Gulf Spill Estimates To BP

    The U.S. agreed Wednesday to turn over 100 documents requested by BP Exploration & Production Inc. that may provide further insight into how much oil was spilled into the Gulf of Mexico during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.

  7. March 30, 2012

    BP Says US Docs Could Trim Deepwater Spill Estimate

    BP Exploration & Production Inc. asked a Louisiana federal court Thursday to force the U.S. to turn over documents that could show less oil gushed into the Gulf of Mexico from the crippled Deepwater Horizon well than the government has said.

  8. March 08, 2012

    Senate OKs Sending BP Oil Spill Penalties To Gulf

    Senators on Thursday overwhelmingly supported handing Gulf states most of the Clean Water Act penalties that BP PLC could pay over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, while a judge overseeing the Deepwater Horizon multidistrict litigation kicked off a transition to a court-supervised program for oil spill victims' claims.

  9. March 05, 2012

    Restore Act Would Send More BP Dollars To Gulf States

    Following Friday's class action settlement in litigation over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, environmental organizations and a bipartisan group of lawmakers will continue to push for legislation to ensure the Gulf Coast receives most of the proceeds from penalties BP PLC may end up paying to the U.S. government.

  10. March 04, 2012

    Ongoing Deepwater MDL Claims Could Net Feds $21B

    The $7.8 billion settlement BP PLC and plaintiffs' lawyers proposed Friday is expected to resolve most private claims in multidistrict litigation over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, but the company still faces government claims that could cost it $21 billion or more.

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