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Gulf Study Looks at Long Term Effects of BP Oil Spill on Cleanup Workers
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Gulf Coast,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News on November 10, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La – Researchers want cleanup workers and volunteers of last year’s BP oil spill to participate in a Gulf study that is looking at the long-term health effects of last year’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill on clean-up workers.
BP Oil Spill Fund Payouts Reach $5.5 Billion
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News on November 1, 2011
Kenneth Feinberg, the administrator of BP’s $20 billion restitution fund, told Congress on Thursday, Oct 27, that he has has paid out approximately $5.5 billion to more than 213,000 victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that occurred over a year and a half ago.
U.S. Government Set to Allow BP to Resume Exploratory Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,World Maritime News on October 25, 2011
WASHINGTON D.C. – A year and a half after the devastating Deepwater Horizon oil spill that spewed over 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, the Obama administration is set to allow BP to resume exploratory drilling in the Gulf of Mexico but without any changes to the laws that hold companies… read more
BP Lawyers Ask Judge To Dismiss Montana Lawsuit Accusing BP of Fraud
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Halliburton,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Montana Maritime News on October 20, 2011
HELENA, MT – The Huffington Post reports in a recent article that BP lawyers are asking a district judge to dismiss a Montana lawsuit that alleges that BP took millions of dollars in insurance money and then left the state with the bill for cleaning contamination from leaky underground storage tanks.
Trinity Marine Worker Falls 15 Feet in Barge Accident in Ashland City, TN
Posted in Barge Accidents,Maritime Accidents,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Tennessee Maritime News on October 6, 2011
ASHLAND CITY, TN – A maritime worker employed by Trinity Marine was injured when he fell 15 feet while working on a barge. The accident occurred on Monday evening, Sept. 26, around 8 p.m.
Deepwater Horizon Final Report Completed by Joint Investigation Team
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents,Maritime Law,Texas Maritime News,US Coast Guard (USCG),World Maritime News on September 14, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) investigating the Deepwater Horizon disaster has issued its final report on the incident and has made it public on Sept 14, 2011. The JIT is composed of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE)
Judge Barbier Allows Some Plaintiffs to Collect Punitive Damages in BP Gulf Oil Spill Lawsuits
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on September 1, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – U.S. District Court Judge Carl Barbier in a major 39-page ruling dismissed all state law claims, but instead adopted an expansive view of economic damage that could result from the oil spill and said that some plaintiffs may be able to collect punitive damages from the companies involved in the Deepwater… read more
Feinberg Wants Federal Court to Preside Over Mississippi Lawsuit
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Mississippi Maritime News,World Maritime News on August 22, 2011
JACKSON, MS. – Kenneth Feinberg, the administrator of BP’s $20 billion oil spill fund, wants a federal court to preside over a Mississippi lawsuit, instead of the state court where the suit was filed.
Trial Date Set for BP Oil Spill Plaintiffs
Posted in Deepwater Horizon,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,World Maritime News on August 15, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – The trial date for plaintiffs of the Deepwater Horizon explosion that occurred on April 20, 2010, has been set for Feb 27, 2012. So far there are 108,000 plaintiffs in the litigation.
Senate Bill to Divert 80 Percent of BP Funds to Gulf Coast Restoration
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,World Maritime News on August 11, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – A Senate bill is up for vote in the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee that would divert the majority of federal fines levied against BP for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill to Gulf Coast restoration.