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BP Sued in Houston Texas By Investors Allegedly Mislead by BP Statements During Gulf Oil Spill
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News on September 4, 2012
HOUSTON, TX — A lawsuit has been filed in Texas against BP for tens of millions of dollars by institutional investors who claim the oil company misled them over its safety policies and the magnitude of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that occurred on April 20, 2010, when the Deepwater Horizon drilling… read more
Louisiana Maritime Lawyer Sues Premier Industries on Behalf of Jones Act Seaman
Posted in Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Mississippi Maritime News on July 30, 2012
U.S. D. C. EASTERN DISTRICT OF La. NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana maritime lawyer, Gordon & Elias, LLP, represent a Mississippi seaman who was injured onboard the M/V Jean Pierre and who was employed by Premier Industries, Inc. at the time of the incident.
Oil Tanker Owner to Pay $2 Million for San Francisco Bay Oil Spill that Occurred in 2009
Posted in California Maritime News,Maritime Accidents,Maritime Lawsuits on May 14, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — A settlement by South Harmony Shipping of Panama, owners of the oil tanker the Dubai Star, was filed in San Francisco County Superior Court on Tuesday, May 9, by the district attorneys of San Francisco and Alameda County in Northern California.
New Video Footage Has Been Released in the Philadelphia 2010 Deadly Duck Boat Accident
Posted in Barge Accidents,Maritime Accidents,Maritime Lawsuits,Pennsylvania Maritime News,Tug Boat Accidents on May 2, 2012
A new video has been released of the 2010 deadly duck boat accident that happened along the Delaware River near Philadelphia that killed two Hungarian students when a barge slammed into their tour boat. The video footage is pretty tough to look at.
Former BP Engineer Arrested for Destroying Evidence in Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on April 24, 2012
HOUSTON, TX. — The Justice Department announced Tuesday, April 24, that a former BP engineer has been arrested on two counts of obstruction of justice for destroying evidence in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico.
BP Announces They Reached a Class-Action Settlement in the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill Disaster
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Gulf Coast,Maritime Accidents,Maritime Lawsuits,World Maritime News on April 19, 2012
BP announced on Wednesday, April 18, that they have reached a class-action settlement with lawyers who represent businesses and individuals who made claims after the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
BP Will Receive Documents from U.S. Gov’t on Size of Gulf Oil Spill
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,World Maritime News on April 16, 2012
NEW ORLEANS, La. — BP Plc is finally going to receive government documents that may shed light on the size of the April 10, 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Texas Maritime Lawyer Sues Multiple Defendants in Wrongful Death of Lost Seaman
Posted in Maritime Accidents,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News on March 13, 2012
U.S.D.C., TEXAS GALVESTON DIVISION – Texas maritime lawyer Gordon & Elias, LLP, represent the family of a deceased seaman who was forced to abandon the disabled Trinity II lifeboat during Tropical Storm Nate in the Gulf of Mexico and was lost at sea . The deceased was employed by GEOKINETICS, INC. at the time of… read more
BP Agreement to Pay $7.8B to Individuals and Businesses is Now Under New Payment Program
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Halliburton,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,World Maritime News on March 8, 2012
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Kenneth Feinberg, the man who was in charge of the BP $20B Gulf oil spill fund, has been relieved of his duties and replaced by a new administrator.
U.S.Gov’t Plans to Legally Pursue BP Despite BP’s 7.8B Settlement with Individuals
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,World Maritime News on March 5, 2012
The U.S. government plans to legally pursue BP, despite BP’s recent out of court settlement for $7.8B with individual plaintiffs. BP reached an out of court settlement with the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee (PSC) late on Friday night in one of the largest ever class-action settlements.