108 ABA Journal Oil Spill articles.
Jun 29, 2021 2:38 PM CDT
A Washington, D.C. federal court ruling Tuesday paves the way for completion of the Dakota Access Pipeline, over strong objections from neighboring tribal communities, Reuters has reported.
The ruling…
Mar 7, 2017 2:45 PM CST
Prosecutors dropped 22 of 95 counts against a Texas lawyer and six co-defendants as their trial began Monday for allegedly falsifying claims in the BP Gulf oil spill.
…Jul 19, 2016 10:23 AM CDT
A federal judge in New Orleans on Monday gave the final OK to an estimated $20 billion settlement by BP concerning a massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010.
…Apr 6, 2016 12:00 PM CDT
A federal jury in New Orleans on Thursday found a former BP rig engineer not guilty on a charge that his negligence caused the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill…
Feb 26, 2016 12:15 PM CST
A Texas lawyer who once claimed to represent more than 44,000 victims in the BP oil spill has been indicted for allegedly submitting false claims for an inflated list of…
Oct 22, 2015 7:10 AM CDT
BP has agreed to pay $20 billion to settle all civil claims arising from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, the Associated Press…
Oct 6, 2015 1:25 PM CDT
BP has agreed to pay five states and the federal government $18.7 billion to resolve environmental and economic claims stemming from the 2010 Gulf oil spill.
The settlement, announced on…
Jul 2, 2015 8:43 AM CDT
A federal judge in New Orleans sanctioned three lawyers on Thursday, barring them from handling claims against BP concerning the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier…
Feb 27, 2015 3:22 PM CST
Successfully defending Halliburton Co. in litigation related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill resulted in pink slips for 17 attorneys and six staff members at a Texas law firm.
After…
Oct 8, 2014 4:00 PM CDT
Updated: BP is on notice that a federal judge will be closely scrutinizing its briefs for excess words in litigation over the Gulf oil spill.
In an order (PDF)…
Sep 18, 2014 9:50 AM CDT
BP Plc was grossly negligent concerning the massive 2010 oil spill that occurred after a deadly explosion and fire at the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico,…
Sep 4, 2014 5:30 PM CDT
Halliburton has agreed to pay $1.1 billion to resolve suits over its work on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded in April 2010, killing 11 workers and spilling millions…
Sep 3, 2014 10:06 AM CDT
A federal judge in New Orleans on Thursday blasted defense lawyers in a high-profile criminal case for interviewing jurors after their guilty verdict.
Doing so may have violated his instructions…
Jun 13, 2014 11:45 AM CDT
A federal appeals court has upheld the settlement in the 2010 Gulf oil spill over BP’s objections that a claims administrator’s interpretation of the deal was resulting in payments to…
Jan 13, 2014 5:48 PM CST
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