March 18, 2014
BP PLC asked the Fifth Circuit on Monday to overturn an appeals panel's finding that the oil giant's estimated $9.2 billion settlement allows some payments without proof of damages from the Deepwater Horizon spill, claiming that plaintiffs lawyers and dishonest claimants are raiding the company's coffers.
March 17, 2014
A Louisiana federal judge overseeing the BP Deepwater Horizon multidistrict litigation on Friday upheld a $2.7 million settlement award to a Tidewater Marine LLC seaman for trauma from rescuing survivors of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, finding a disputed settlement agreement is binding.
March 11, 2014
The Louisiana federal judge overseeing the sprawling Deepwater Horizon multidistrict litigation on Tuesday denied BP PLC's bid for additional oversight of the claims center overseeing an estimated $9.2 billion settlement, despite the company's argument that a report into alleged misconduct at the center was insufficient.
March 10, 2014
BP PLC is urging the federal judge overseeing the Deepwater Horizon multidistrict litigation to allow evidence about the seriousness of its April 2010 oil spill despite the federal government's objections, arguing Thursday that it has the right to pursue additional discovery.
March 10, 2014
BP PLC on Friday objected to a court-appointed special master's report investigating alleged misconduct at the office handling payouts of its estimated $9.2 billion Deepwater Horizon settlement, urging the judge overseeing the litigation to order additional oversight of the claims center.
February 28, 2014
A Louisiana federal judge on Friday denied BP PLC's bid for access to confidential documents that track a court-appointed investigator's work in ferreting out alleged corruption and conflicts of interest in the claims process for damages from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
February 18, 2014
Blowout preventer manufacturer Cameron International Corp. urged a Louisiana federal judge on Friday to keep alive its $50 million battle with Liberty Insurance Underwriters Inc. over Deepwater Horizon settlement coverage, arguing that the insurer is violating the policy agreement by withholding payment.
February 14, 2014
BP PLC on Friday urged a Louisiana federal judge to strike the state of Alabama's demand for a jury trial in its quest for damages over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, saying the state's remaining claims don't require a jury.
February 03, 2014
A law firm founded by an attorney facing fraud allegations from a court-appointed special master in the Deepwater Horizon multidistrict litigation has asked a Louisiana federal judge to order sanctions against BP PLC, arguing that the company disclosed confidential information in newspaper advertisements.
January 27, 2014
BP PLC vigorously defended its Deepwater Horizon response efforts and spill estimate on Friday in its final pitch to the federal judge overseeing the Gulf spill trial, arguing the company complied with industry and federal standards and that the government used unsound science to quantify the oil spill.