January 24, 2014
The states of Louisiana and Alabama as well as private plaintiffs allegedly harmed by the Deepwater Horizon disaster pushed a federal court Friday for maximum penalties against BP PLC, saying the oil giant turned a blind eye to the risks of its drilling operations and lacked prudent contingency plans.
January 23, 2014
Two Las Vegas personal injury lawyers cited for misconduct by the special master overseeing the Deepwater Horizon oil spill multidistrict litigation asked a Louisiana federal judge this week to remove the master, alleging his consulting firm was acting at the direction of BP PLC's lawyers.
January 03, 2014
Two Louisiana law firms sued The Downs Law Group PA in Florida state court last week, saying the Miami firm attempted to deprive them of earnings for work on multidistrict litigation related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.
January 03, 2014
The Fifth Circuit on Thursday agreed to fast-track review of BP PLC's claim that the judge overseeing the Deepwater Horizon multidistrict litigation ignored court orders to examine how the claims administrator for BP's $9.2 billion settlement with property owners determines if economic losses were directly caused by the disaster.
December 18, 2013
BP PLC urged a Louisiana federal judge on Monday to throw out a Tidewater Inc. seaman's $2.7 million settlement claim for trauma from rescuing survivors of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, arguing an extended offer wasn't ever finalized.
December 03, 2013
The Fifth Circuit on Monday granted BP PLC's request to stop additional Deepwater Horizon settlement payments to businesses and individuals claiming property and economic loss from the spill, ruling that the federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation must examine how the claims administrator determines causation.
November 26, 2013
Businesses and individuals claiming property and economic loss from the Deepwater Horizon spill have received more than $3.7 billion in settlement funds from BP PLC, with an additional $1.2 billion scheduled for payment, according to a status report lodged in Louisiana federal court Monday.
November 19, 2013
BP PLC continued its push to limit the scope of payments from its estimated $7.8 billion Deepwater Horizon settlement, arguing in Louisiana federal court on Monday that true economic loss as defined in the deal must match revenue with expenses.
October 28, 2013
The administrator of BP PLC's estimated $7.8 billion Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement on Monday proposed additional scrutiny of economic loss claims following an appeals court decision earlier this month striking down an earlier reading of the settlement terms as too lax.
October 25, 2013
A Tidewater Inc. seaman on Friday urged a Louisiana federal court to enforce a $2.7 million settlement offer allegedly extended by BP PLC's Deepwater Horizon claims facility for trauma he sustained rescuing survivors of the disaster, saying the deal was valid the moment he agreed to it.