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Supreme Court Rejects BP’s Bid for Review of Gulf Oil Settlement

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review BP Plc’s $9.7 billion settlement over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, turning away the company’s argument that hundreds of millions of dollars are going to businesses that weren’t harmed. The rebuff, …

BP Can’t See Documents from Probe Into Lawyers, Judge Says

BP is not entitled to see confidential documents used by a court-appointed investigator who has alleged that some attorneys acted improperly in the claims process arising from the 2010 Gulf oil spill, a federal judge ruled Friday. The investigator, former …

Why BP May Regret Aggressively Challenging Oil Settlement Payments

A year after agreeing to a multi-billion dollar settlement with victims of the 2010 Gulf oil spill, BP is aggressively challenging terms of the deal in a legal strategy that could backfire with the judge who will rule on the …

Court Grants BP Review of Disputed Claims Paid to Gulf Oil Spill Victims

BP Plc persuaded an appeals court to order a re-examination of key terms of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil-spill settlement that the company said could have cost it billions of dollars in improper payouts. BP said the program’s administrator, …