Appeals Court Says Experts Must Show Causal Relationship in BP Oil Workers’ Suits October 22, 2024 By William Rabb A federal appeals court has underscored the high bar that expert witnesses must meet before a court can connect the...
Analyst: BP to Agree to $20-25 Billion Gulf Oil Spill Settlement with Justice Dept. January 19, 2012 By Tom Bergin BP is likely to agree to pay the U.S. Department of Justice $20-$25 billion to settle all charges around the...
BP Oil Lingering on Gulf Coast Floor Could Pose Long-Term Risk September 22, 2011 By Jay Reeves Tar balls washed onto Gulf of Mexico beaches by Tropical Storm Lee earlier this month show that oil left over...
Lawsuits Fly in BP Gulf Oil Spill Blame Game April 22, 2011 By Moira Herbst and Tom Bergin A barrage of court claims pitting BP Plc against its partners in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill could lay...
One Year After BP Oil Spill, Optimism on Gulf Coast April 21, 2011 By Kathy Finn A year after the worst U.S. offshore oil spill swamped the Gulf coast with petroleum and misery, officials Wednesday declared...
One Year Later, Gulf States Still Grappling with BP Oil Disaster April 15, 2011 By Anna Driver and Matthew Bigg When a BP oil rig exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico last April, killing 11 workers, authorities first...
Transocean Executives Donating Safety Bonuses to Oil Spill Victims April 7, 2011 By Jordan Robertson Executives at the offshore drilling contractor at the center of last year’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill are donating bonuses...
BP Oil Spill Claims Fund Alters Some Payment Rules February 22, 2011 By Holbrook Mohr The administrator of BP’s $20 billion Gulf oil spill fund announced new rules on how final payments will be determined...
Mississippi Gov. Barbour Says BP Oil Spill Was Preventable February 17, 2011 By Molly Davis Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said that the Gulf Coast oil spill occurred because the companies involved deviated from industry standards,...