Liberty Insurance Must Pay Attorneys’ Fees in Gulf Oil Spill Case November 23, 2015 By Stephanie K. Jones A federal appeals court has ruled against an insurer in its quest to avoid paying attorneys’ fees in litigation stemming...
Mississippi City Settles Oil Spill Claims with BP for $4.9M July 10, 2015 The city of Biloxi, Miss., is accepting $4.9 million from BP as part of a group settlement of local government...
Ohio Sues BP for $33M Over Tank Leak Cleanup Costs March 2, 2015 By Andrew Harris BP Plc double dipped by taking a total of more than $33 million from an Ohio compensation fund and insurers...
Trial Over, Judge to Decide Extent of BP’s Penalties for Gulf Oil Spill February 4, 2015 By Kevin McGill The latest phase of a trial to determine how much BP should pay in Clean Water Act penalties for the...
Federal Appeals Court Reaffirms BP’s Liability in Gulf Oil Spill November 7, 2014 By Kevin McGill A federal appeals court panel has reaffirmed its ruling that BP is liable for federal Clean Water Act damages stemming...
Panel Rules BP Spill Claims Don’t Require Direct Harm March 6, 2014 A federal appeals panel ruled that businesses don’t have to prove that they were directly harmed by BP’s 2010 Gulf...
Court Revives Lawsuit Against BP Over Alaska Oil Spill Statements February 14, 2014 By Dan Levine A U.S. appeals court on Thursday revived a shareholder lawsuit against BP PLC over statements the company made in the...
Minnesota to BP: Insurance Money Plus State Funds Equals Double Dipping February 12, 2014 Minnesota is suing British Petroleum for $25 million, alleging the company double dipped when it sought state funds on top...
Halliburton Seeking Settlement Over Gulf Oil Spill April 24, 2013 By Michael Kunzelman BP’s cement contractor on the drilling rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 announced that it is...
Florida Becomes 4th State to Sue BP Over Oil Spill April 22, 2013 The state of Florida filed a lawsuit last Saturday against British oil company BP and cement contractor Halliburton over the...