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Cargo Ship Runs Aground Off India Coast Near Mumbai (VIDEO)
Posted in Environment,Maritime Law,World Maritime News on August 11, 2010
MUMBAI, INDIA – Two cargo ships collided with each other on Saturday, August 7, 2010 in the Arabian Sea off the coast of India near Mumbai. The collision triggered an oil spill and about 500 tons of oil spewed from one of the vessels. The two ships involved in the collision were the MSC Chitra… read more
Congress Seeks to Change Maritime Laws That Limit Oil Rig Damages
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Texas Maritime News,Transocean on August 4, 2010
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress are seeking to make changes to Maritime laws dating back 159 years in order to get more compensation for survivors of the oil rig workers killed on The Deepwater Horizon oil rig tragedy on April 20, 2010. One law dates back to 1851. “This gives some ability that the survivors… read more
Maritime Lawyer Sues Global Industries, Ltd. on Behalf of Rigger Foreman
Posted in Gulf Coast,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News on July 31, 2010
HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS – Gordon & Elias, LLP, maritime lawyers, represent a 41 year old rigger foreman from Lake Charles, Louisiana, who was onboard a derrick barge in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana at the time of the incident. The barge in question had several holes in its deck, and while… read more
BP Internal Investigators’ Notes Read at Joint Hearings
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,Transocean on July 22, 2010
KENNER, LA – John Guide, BP wells team leader, answered questions at the Deepwater Horizon joint investigation hearings held Thursday, July 22, at the Radisson Hotel by the Coast Guard and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement investigating the causes of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion on April 20. A top… read more
Deepwater Horizon Hearing Cancelled After Witnesses Have Little To Say
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Florida Maritime News,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,Transocean on July 22, 2010
KENNER, LA. – Witnesses thought to have sensitive information had little to say at the Deepwater Horizon disaster hearings conducted Tuesday, July 20, by a joint investigative board of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, the agency formerly known as the Minerals Management Service. At the end… read more
Maritime Lawyer Sues Owner / Operator of M/V Miss Sonia on Behalf of Texas Shrimper
Posted in Jones Act,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News on July 19, 2010
HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS – Gordon & Elias, LLP, maritime lawyers, represent a 45 year old shrimper from Palacios, Texas, who was working in the Gulf of Mexico when he sustained injuries to his back and body in general due to the negligence of Mr. Craig Wallis, owner and operator of M/V Miss Sonia. The incident… read more
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Law on July 7, 2010
In light of the recent events in the Gulf of Mexico and the disastrous oil spill following the explosion on and the subsequent sinking and destruction of the Deepwater Horizon, it is the view of maritime lawyers, Gordon & Elias, L.L.P, that the situation warrants some new rules about the safety of operations of a… read more
Judiciary Panel Passes SPILL Act to Bring Liability Laws to the 21st Century
Posted in Government,Jones Act,Maritime Law on June 23, 2010
(Washington D.C.) – Today, House Judiciary Committee passed H.R. 5503, Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act (SPILL Act). After considering a morning’s worth of amendments from both sides of the aisle, the House Judiciary Committee passed H.R. 5503 by a roll call vote of 16-11, with two Republicans, Reps. Lungren (R-Calif.)… read more
Marshall Islands Mainly Responsible for Safety Inspections of Deepwater Horizon
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Law on June 15, 2010
LA TIMES – In an article titled Flagging of Offshore Rigs Skirts U.S. Safety Rules, the Los Angeles Times reports that under International law, offshore oil rigs like the Deepwater Horizon are treated as ships, and companies are allowed to “register” them in unlikely places such as the Marshall Islands, Panama and Liberia — reducing… read more
Oil Rig Attorney Says BP’s Conduct is Criminal
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Gulf Coast,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Transocean on June 10, 2010
CNN’s Anderson Cooper of AC360, spoke with Steve Gordon, attorney for rig survivors of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster, in an exclusive interview which aired June 8, 2010. In the one on one interview, Gordon states, “I’ve seen negligence, I’ve seen gross negligence, and this conduct is criminal what they did”….”There’s a crime scene… read more