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Arkansas Business Owners Rebound a Year Later After Gulf Oil spill

Posted in Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Gulf Coast on May 3, 2011

LITTLE ROCK, AR – Many Arkansas businesses that were affected by the Gulf oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon on April 20, 2010, said the huge toll it took on the seafood and tourism industry is making a steady comeback this year. Central Arkansas restaurants and travel agencies who suffered from oyster shortages and cancelled… read more

Oil Rig Survivors to Transocean, BP et al: After a Year Stop Pointing Fingers and Take Some Responsibility

Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Gulf Coast,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,Transocean on April 29, 2011

HOUSTON, TX – Survivors of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 have a message for the companies involved: start taking some responsibility and stop with the finger pointing. People’s lives are at stake. This is the message from a recent interview on Anderson Cooper 360 with 3 of… read more

Oil Rig Workers Recount Harrowing Tales of Survival One Year After BP Disaster

Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,Transocean on April 27, 2011

HOUSTON, TX – Four of the survivors from the explosion, fire and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon in 2010 got together one year after the disaster on April 20, 2011 for an appearance on the CBS Early Show to tell their stories with host, Erica Hill. In telling their accounts of their experiences with Transocean,… read more

Maritime Lawyer for Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Survivor Tells PBS His Client Has No Income and His Case is Still Stalled in Federal Court

Posted in BP British Petroleum,Cameron International,Deepwater Horizon,Halliburton,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,Transocean on April 25, 2011

HOUSTON, TX – On PBS Newshour, Hari Sreenivasan conducts an interview with Chris Choy, his wife, Monica and his attorney, maritime lawyer Steve Gordon. One Year Later after the explosion, fire and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon, oil rig worker, Chris Choy has had no income and his case is stalled in Federal Court.

Transocean and The Marshall Islands: The Cozy Couple

Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Transocean,US Coast Guard (USCG),World Maritime News on April 22, 2011

Maritime attorneys, Gordon, Elias & Seely, on behalf of Party-In-Interest (PII) Douglas Brown, have continually attempted throughout the entire Joint Investigation Task Force (JIT) hearings to prove that the Deepwater Horizon was misclassified by the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI), the flag state. RMI had every opportunity to volunteer the information the first week of… read more

BP Sues Transocean and Cameron for Oil Rig Disaster

Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Lawsuits,Transocean on April 22, 2011

NEW ORLEANS, LA – On April 20, 2011, one year after the explosion, fire and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon and subsequent oil spill, BP (British Petroleum) is suing Transocean Ltd, the owner of the oil rig involved in the disaster. In a separate lawsuit, BP is also suing Cameron International, the maker of the… read more

Relatives of Deepwater Horizon Disaster Flyover Site One Year Later

Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Florida Maritime News,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Mississippi Maritime News,Transocean on April 20, 2011

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Relatives of oil rig workers who perished in the explosion and fire of the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010 are being flown over the site of the disaster one year later. Transocean, Ltd, the company who owned the ill-fated oil rig has invited up to… read more

U.S. Coast Guard Honors Work Boat Crew For Oil Rig Rescue

Posted in Deepwater Horizon,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,US Coast Guard (USCG) on April 18, 2011

BELLE CHASSE, LA – The U.S. Coast Guard held an awards ceremony in honor of the work boat crew who rescued the survivors of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and fire in 2010. The awards ceremony was held on Friday, April 15, 2010 at the Coast Guard Air Station in Belle Chasse, LA.

BP Oil Spill Claims Process Difficult For Some

Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Mississippi Maritime News on April 15, 2011

WASHINGTON DC – It is being reported that the claims process is difficult and puzzling for some businesses and workers who have filed claims against the BP $20 billion oil spill fund. Almost one year after the disaster, some claimants from Alabama and Mississippi have reported that they have still not been paid while others… read more

Dispute Brewing Over BP Oil Spill Claims

Posted in Alabama Maritime News,Florida Maritime News,Government,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Mississippi Maritime News on April 13, 2011

JACKSON, MS – The Mississippi Attorney General, Jim Hood has asked a District Judge to intervene on behalf of claimants in the $20 billion BP Oil Spill fund causing some friction with the fund administrator, Kenneth Feinberg. In New Orleans, U.S. District Judge, Carl Barbier has been asked by attorneys general from four states (Florida,… read more