April 15, 2011
When a BP oil rig exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico last April, killing 11 workers, authorities first reported that no crude was leaking into the ocean. They were wrong. The disaster that captivated the world’s attention for …
February 4, 2011
The Gulf of Mexico should recover from the massive BP oil spill by the end of 2012, the administrator of the $20 billion victims compensation fund said. By that time, most of the harmful effect of the worst offshore oil …
November 5, 2010
Tropical Storm Tomas re-strengthened to a hurricane Friday as it headed between Cuba and Haiti, drenching with overnight rain crowded tent and tarpaulin camps housing vulnerable Haitian earthquake survivors. Although some camp dwellers in Haiti’s capital, homeless from the Jan. …
October 21, 2010
U.S. environmental groups filed a suit Wednesday against British-based oil giant BP Plc saying the world’s worst offshore spill inflicted “ongoing unlawful” harm on endangered wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico. The suit is one of thousands of damages cases …
October 4, 2010
BP PLC has turned down Alabama’s claim for $148 million in lost government revenue due to the worst oil spill in U.S. history, according to the state’s attorney general, Troy King. BP denied the claim because it said there was …
September 17, 2010
BP Plc has turned down Alabama’s claim for $148 million in lost government revenue due to the worst oil spill in U.S. history, the state’s attorney general, Troy King, said Friday. BP denied the claim because it said there was …
August 23, 2010
A $20 billion compensation fund for economic victims of the BP Plc Gulf oil spill opens for business Monday amid accusations that the rules established by its administrator are unfair. Kenneth Feinberg who will run the fund said those who …
May 24, 2010
BP sharply reduced its estimate on Monday of how much oil it is siphoning off from a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico as Washington kept the pressure on the energy giant over the environmental debacle. British-based BP said …
June 30, 2008
A high-profile Mississippi lawyer, who became unpopular on Wall Street for battling powerful companies, was sentenced to five years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to conspiring to bribe a judge. Richard “Dickie” Scruggs made millions through landmark lawsuits against …