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BP Lawyer Argues to New Orleans Federal Judge to Dismiss Some Spill Damage Claims
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,World Maritime News on May 27, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – BP’s lawyer, Andrew Langan, argued to a New Orleans federal judge on Wednesday, May 25, that spill victims can only sue for economic losses under specific laws governing offshore spills and that lawsuits filed under other statutes should be dismissed. “BP’s position is not that every single claim needs to be… read more
BP Faces Hundreds of Civil Suits For Denying Oil Spill Claims
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Lawsuits on May 13, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Hundreds of lawsuits against British Petroleum Plc (BP) have been consolidated in Federal Court in New Orleans alleging that the company is refusing to accept liability for losses due to the BP oil spill following the Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010. A $20 billion oil spill fund was established following the… read more
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Gulf Coast,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,Transocean on April 29, 2011
HOUSTON, TX – Survivors of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 have a message for the companies involved: start taking some responsibility and stop with the finger pointing. People’s lives are at stake. This is the message from a recent interview on Anderson Cooper 360 with 3 of… read more
Oil Rig Workers Recount Harrowing Tales of Survival One Year After BP Disaster
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,Transocean on April 27, 2011
HOUSTON, TX – Four of the survivors from the explosion, fire and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon in 2010 got together one year after the disaster on April 20, 2011 for an appearance on the CBS Early Show to tell their stories with host, Erica Hill. In telling their accounts of their experiences with Transocean,… read more
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Cameron International,Deepwater Horizon,Halliburton,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,Transocean on April 25, 2011
HOUSTON, TX – On PBS Newshour, Hari Sreenivasan conducts an interview with Chris Choy, his wife, Monica and his attorney, maritime lawyer Steve Gordon. One Year Later after the explosion, fire and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon, oil rig worker, Chris Choy has had no income and his case is stalled in Federal Court.
Transocean and The Marshall Islands: The Cozy Couple
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Transocean,US Coast Guard (USCG),World Maritime News on April 22, 2011
Maritime attorneys, Gordon, Elias & Seely, on behalf of Party-In-Interest (PII) Douglas Brown, have continually attempted throughout the entire Joint Investigation Task Force (JIT) hearings to prove that the Deepwater Horizon was misclassified by the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI), the flag state. RMI had every opportunity to volunteer the information the first week of… read more
BP Sues Transocean and Cameron for Oil Rig Disaster
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Lawsuits,Transocean on April 22, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, LA – On April 20, 2011, one year after the explosion, fire and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon and subsequent oil spill, BP (British Petroleum) is suing Transocean Ltd, the owner of the oil rig involved in the disaster. In a separate lawsuit, BP is also suing Cameron International, the maker of the… read more
Lawsuit Says BP Official Resigned Over Safety Issues Months before Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on February 17, 2011
HOUSTON, TX – According to a class-action federal lawsuit related to the Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill, a former official with BP’s drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico resigned just months before last year’s oil spill because of disagreements with the oil giant over its commitment to safety. The Deepwater Horizon rig explosion occurred… read more
BP Investors Sue Company for Misleading Them on Safety Before Gulf Oil Spill
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on February 15, 2011
HOUSTON, TX – Attorneys representing BP investors have accused the British oil company of lying about its commitment to safety and inflating company shares for three years before the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon set off the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history. BP management claimed the company had learned its lesson after an… read more
Judge Barbier Seizes Jurisdiction Over BP Oil Spill Trust Fund
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,World Maritime News on February 7, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Jurisdiction over the BP Oil Spill Trust Fund for oil spill damage claims, administered by Ken Fineberg, has been seized by U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier. Barbier ruled on Feb. 2 that when the Gulf Coast Claims Facility and director Ken Feinberg process claims, they must follow a script that plaintiff… read more