November 15, 2011
The Louisiana federal judge handling the multidistrict litigation over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill ruled Tuesday that Transocean Ltd.'s insurers have no duty to cover BP PLC for costs related to the disaster.
November 14, 2011
The Louisiana federal judge in charge of the multidistrict litigation over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill ruled Monday that Louisiana and Alabama could seek punitive damages from BP PLC and others under general maritime law.
November 08, 2011
BP PLC, Transocean Ltd. and two other companies asked a Louisiana federal judge Monday to exclude a slew of government reports on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill as evidence in the upcoming liability trial in a multidistrict litigation over the disaster.
November 07, 2011
Lead lawyers for the plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill asked a Louisiana federal court on Saturday to bar BP PLC from arguing issues related to the Macondo well's blowout preventer in next year's trial.
November 04, 2011
A federal judge on Friday said Louisiana had produced its first batch of documents requested by BP PLC in multidistrict litigation over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, but affirmed a magistrate judge's order imposing hefty fines if the state does not comply with future deadlines.
November 01, 2011
Transocean Ltd. accused BP PLC in Louisiana federal court Tuesday of maintaining a "public charade" of itself as a good corporate citizen while failing to uphold its contractual obligations to defend and indemnify Transocean against damages associated with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
November 01, 2011
Louisiana fired back Monday at a magistrate judge who threatened to impose hefty fines if the state did not soon produce documents requested by BP PLC in multidistrict litigation over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, calling the request unreasonable and unduly burdensome.
October 27, 2011
The magistrate judge overseeing the Deepwater Horizon oil spill multidistrict litigation ordered the state of Louisiana on Thursday to produce documents requested by BP PLC or face fines and the possible dismissal of its claims from the suit.
October 14, 2011
The Louisiana federal judge handling multidistrict litigation over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill ruled Friday that plaintiffs in six proposed class actions hadn't offered enough evidence to win judgment against Transocean Ltd., Halliburton Energy Services Inc. and Cameron International Corp.
October 03, 2011
A Louisiana federal judge on Friday ruled that Deepwater Horizon cleanup crews and Nalco, manufacturer of the oil dispersant Corexit used after the spill, have failed to prove their immunity to personal injury claims in multidistrict litigation brought by cleanup workers and nearby residents.