Parish of Cameron v. BP America

  1. August 05, 2021

    5th Circ. Revives Oil Cos.' Bid To Move La. Suit To Fed. Court

    The Fifth Circuit on Thursday gave tenuous new life to an effort by Exxon and Chevron to remove to federal court a suit alleging unlawful drilling along the Louisiana coast, after determining that they timely raised concerns that the alleged wrongdoing was on behalf of the government.

  2. June 29, 2021

    La. Parishes Fight Bid To Get Drilling Case To Fed. Court

    Major oil companies such as Chevron and Exxon are attempting to delay court resolution of accusations they unlawfully drilled along the Louisiana coast for decades by wrongly trying again to shift the case to federal court, two Louisiana parishes have told the Fifth Circuit.

  3. October 26, 2020

    5th Circ. Told Coastal Drilling Suits Belong In Federal Court

    A panel of Fifth Circuit judges questioned counsel for Chevron on Monday about where the court could draw authority to undo its initial ruling that a bid to remove to federal court lawsuits alleging it unlawfully drilled along Louisiana's coast was filed too late.

  4. September 09, 2020

    Chevron, Exxon Want 5th Circ. Coastal Drilling Ruling Reheard

    Chevron Corp., ExxonMobil Corp. and other energy companies have asked the Fifth Circuit to reconsider its decision to keep lawsuits alleging they unlawfully drilled along Louisiana's coast for decades in state court, saying the court inappropriately determined their removal request came too late.

  5. August 11, 2020

    5th Circ. Keeps La. Coastal Drilling Suits In State Court

    The Fifth Circuit on Monday kept in Louisiana state court lawsuits alleging oil and gas companies unlawfully drilled along the state's coast for decades, rebuffing the companies' latest bid to remove to federal court the suits lodged by Louisiana parishes.

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