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Judge Concerned BP Claimants Not Getting Answers From Kenneth Feinberg

Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,World Maritime News on January 31, 2011

NEW ORLEANS, La. – U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier told a BP attorney that he heard claimants who submitted their  paperwork through the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, overseen BP-appointed claims administrator Kenneth Feinberg, are not getting answers. The claims process was established, in part, for those who would rather not litigate. Judge Barbier was chosen… read more

Dispersants Used in Gulf Oil Spill May Have Long-Term Effects

Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,World Maritime News on January 28, 2011

WASHINGTON — When BP injected toxic dispersants into the Gulf of Mexico as part of their strategy to handle the oil spill for the Deepwater Horizon disaster last April, environmentalists raised concerns back then about the long term effects the dispersants would have on the ecology and food supply in the Gulf region. Environmentalists believe… read more

Sisters Of Louisiana Atakapa Tribe Say Gulf Oil Spill Has Devasted the Bayou (VIDEO)

Posted in Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,World Maritime News on January 26, 2011

GRAND BAYOU VILLAGE, La. – Rosina and Geraldine Philippe, sisters and members of the Atakapa Tribe who live in Grand Bayou Village, Louisiana are still greatly affected by the Gulf oil spill aftermath caused by the Deepwater Horizon disaster on April 20, 2010. The sisters recently told their story in a video to “Stories from… read more

Chevron Sued in ‘World’s Worst Oil-Related Disaster’ by Ecuador Residents

Posted in Chevron,Environment,World Maritime News on January 24, 2011

Tens of thousands of Ecuador residents are the plaintiff in an environmental damages lawsuit against Chevron Oil. Chevron is accused of the ‘World’s Worst Oil-Related Disaster’ and the alleged evidence (photos) have been submitted in a lawsuit. Plaintiff spokesperson Karen Hinton believes that the submitted scientific evidence “proves overwhelmingly that Chevron is responsible for what… read more

Tugboat Co-Owner Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for 2008 Mississippi Oil Spill

Posted in Environment,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Mississippi Maritime News,Tug Boat Accidents,US Coast Guard (USCG) on January 21, 2011

NEW ORLEANS, La. – Louisiana maritime lawyer, Gordon & Elias, report that U.S. District Judge Ivan Lemelle sentenced Randall Dantin, 46, of Marrero on Wedsnesday, January 19, to 21 months in prison for the Mississippi oil spill that ocurred in 2008. Marrero was the co-owner of a company whose towboat was involved in a major… read more

Seaman Injured After Falling From Barge in Nantuckett, MA

Posted in Barge Accidents,Injured Fishermen,Jones Act,Maritime Law,Massachusetts Maritime News on January 19, 2011

NANTUCKETT, MA. – A seaman employed by Toscana Corporation barge was injured Tuesday, December 18, after being pinned between a barge and Steamboat Wharf and then falling into the freezing water. The incident occurred as workers on the Toscana Corporation barge were attempting to untie the vessel after unloading material at the wharf in rough… read more

Maritime Lawyer Sues Offshore Liftboats on Behalf of Picayune, Mississippi Seaman

Posted in Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Mississippi Maritime News on January 17, 2011

U.S.D.C. EASTERN DISTRICT NEW ORLEANS, La. – Maritime lawyer, Gordon & Elias, LLP,  represent a seaman 32 years old and a resident of Picayune, Mississippi  who was severely injured while in the employment of defendant OFFSHORE LIFTBOATS, L.L.C. , his Jones Act employer.

Offshore Drilling Co Asks Judge To Force Feds To Expedite Permit Approval

Posted in Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law on January 14, 2011

NEW ORLEANS, La — Ensco Offshore Drilling, an offshore drilling services company, asked U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman Wednesday, Jan 12, to rule that government regulators have unreasonably delayed action on deepwater drilling permit applications even after lifting a drilling moratorium imposed in the wake of the massive Gulf oil spill. Ensco asked Judge Feldman… read more

BP, Transocean, Halliburton Could Face Criminal Charges in Gulf Oil Spill

Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Halliburton,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Transocean,World Maritime News on January 12, 2011

NEW ORLEANS, La. —  BP, Transocean and Haliburton are likely to face criminal charges after months of investigation by the Obama administration commission and other panels where they concluded that these companies were likely negligent in the Gulf oil spill disaster that took place April 20, 2010 on the Deepwater Horizon. David Uhlmann, former chief… read more

Louisiana Marshes Still Fouled from Gulf Oil Spill

Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,World Maritime News on January 10, 2011

PORT SULPHUR, La. — During a tour of a Louisiana marsh area that remains fouled by oil 8 1/2 months after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, Federal and Louisiana officials got into an argument Friday, Jan 7, over the cleanup of Louisiana marshes. A media boat tour taken by State and Plaquemines Parish officials Barataria Bay,… read more