February 16, 2012
A Louisiana federal judge on Thursday barred plaintiffs in the Deepwater Horizon multidistrict litigation from bringing up during cross-examination what they claimed was BP PLC's investigation into systemic causes of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
February 15, 2012
A federal judge on Tuesday quashed Transocean Ltd.'s subpoena for a key BP PLC witness in the upcoming trial for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill multidistrict litigation, but ordered the former well site director, who claims to be too sick to testify, to submit to a court-appointed physician's examination.
February 13, 2012
A Louisiana federal judge on Friday dismissed all claims against Weatherford International Ltd. in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill multidistrict litigation, saying there was no evidence the Houston-based oil-drilling support firm contributed to the disaster.
February 13, 2012
With trial looming in the multidistrict litigation over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, BP PLC, its co-defendants and the court are racing through a spate of filings on evidence and witnesses in preparation for the Feb. 27 start date.
February 09, 2012
A Louisiana federal judge on Thursday granted BP PLC's request to exclude evidence of prior oil refinery accidents and spills from the upcoming trial in multidistrict litigation over the Deepwater Horizon spill.
February 08, 2012
BP PLC, Halliburton Energy Services Inc. and Transocean Ltd. on Wednesday won bids to have several employee emails and messages excluded from the upcoming trial in the Louisiana multidistrict litigation over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
February 07, 2012
A Louisiana federal judge on Tuesday shot down BP PLC's attempt to exclude evidence about its Gulf of Mexico oil spill settlements from the upcoming trial in the Deepwater Horizon multidistrict litigation.
February 06, 2012
A plaintiffs' lawyer in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill multidistrict litigation asked the Fifth Circuit on Monday to void an order setting aside funds for legal fees from settlements, saying recent changes to the set-aside order didn't go far enough to ensure spill victims wouldn't be discouraged from settling.
February 02, 2012
A Louisiana federal judge ruled Thursday that Halliburton Energy Services Inc. won't face sanctions for allegedly destroying evidence in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill multidistrict litigation, over objections from BP PLC that Halliburton threw out important test results.
February 01, 2012
Halliburton Energy Services Inc. lost a bid Wednesday to exclude evidence related to its cement work on the Macondo well from the upcoming trial in the Louisiana-based multidistrict litigation over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.