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Federal Magistrate Denies BP Request to Obtain White House Emails Related To Gulf Oil Spill Response
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,World Maritime News on August 1, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – BP, who was seeking a court order Wednesday, July 20, compelling the White House to turn over emails by a former top adviser to President Barack Obama, has been denied by U.S. Magistrate Sally Shushan.
BP Claims Fund Accused of Using Coercive Tactics to Force Victims to Agree to Final Settlements
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 July 28, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La – Lawyers for victims of the April 20, 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill say that BP is using “coercive tactics” to force the victims to agree to final settlements with its claims fund. Attorneys representing property owners, businesses and others claiming harm say victims have been forced to sign releases for… read more
Eric Holder Announces Independent Audit of BP Gulf Oil Spill Claims Fund
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Mississippi Maritime News,Missouri Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on July 21, 2011
WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder has annouced Wednesday, July 20, that an independent audit will be performed on the $20 billion fund set up to compensate victims of the BP oil spill.
BP Argues Most Gulf Oil Spill Victims Should Not Receive Any More Payouts
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Mississippi Maritime News,World Maritime News on July 12, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La — BP Oil Company filed a 29 page document with the Gulf Coast Claims Facility on Friday, July 8, arguing that most Gulf Oil Spill victims should not receive anymore payouts for future losses. The oil company’s argument is that the hardest-hit areas are recovering and the economy is growing.
Barge Worker Killed in Mississippi River Accident
Posted in Barge Accidents,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents,Maritime Law,Mississippi Maritime News on June 27, 2011
JEFFERSON, La. – A maritime accident took place Tuesday morning , June 21, when a barge worker employed by Zito Fleeting fell from a barge into the Mississippi River. Harbor police said that Larry Hartford, 52, was working on a barge when he fell into the Mississippi River. Hartford’s co-workers told police the man disappeared… read more
Transocean Issues Report Blames BP for Gulf Oil Spill
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Gulf Coast,Halliburton,Maritime Accidents,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Transocean,World Maritime News on June 23, 2011
Transocean, the owner of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded last year on April 20, 2010 killing 11 oil rig workers and spread millions of gallons of oil across gulf waters and beaches, has issued an extensive report Wednesday that points most of the blame at BP, the owner of the Macondo well. In… read more
Transocean High Ranking Oil Rig Worker Plans to Invoke 5th Amendment
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,Transocean,World Maritime News on June 21, 2011
HOUSTON, TX – A high ranking Transocean oil rig worker, who was on the Deepwater Horizon when it explode on April 20, 2010, has refused to testify in civil lawsuits over the disaster. Jimmy Harrell, the rig’s offshore installation manager, was in charge of drilling activities on the Deepwater Horizon, when it exploded while drilling… read more
Federal Judge Rules in Favor of BP; Dismisses Batch of Environmental Law Claims
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits on June 17, 2011
NEWS ORLEANS, La – A federal judge dismissed third-party environmental claims on Thursday, June 17, in a giant pleading bundle in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill litigation, saying the fact that the oil flow has stopped makes those lawsuits irrelevant. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier is overseeing the massive, consolidated oil spill litigation, which has… read more
Gulf Oil Spill Panel Appointed to Hear Appeals from Dissatisfied Claimants
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law on June 14, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – The chancellor of the Louisiana State University law center, Jack Weiss, has appointed a 25 member panel to hear appeals from claimants who were dissatisfied with the way the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) established by BP handles their claims. The GCCF was formed after the Deepwater Horizon disaster on April… read more
Louisiana Maritime Lawyer Sues BLESSY MARINE on Behalf of Injured Tankerman
Posted in Jones Act,Maritime Accidents,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits on June 6, 2011
U.S.D.C. EASTERN DISTRICT NEW ORLEANS, La – Louisiana maritime lawyer, Gordon & Elias, LLP, represent a 40 year old tankerman and resident of Great Lakes, Illinois who was seriously injured while in the employment of Defendants BLESSY MARINE BLESSY MARINE SERVICE, INC., his Jones Act employer.