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Senate approves states receiving Gulf spill fines
Updated: 6:13 PM 3/8/2012
WASHINGTON - The Senate has approved using the bulk of water pollution fines stemming from the 2010 Gulf oil spill to pay for restoration in five Gulf states. The BP oil company could be fined $5.4 billion to $21.1 billion under the Clean Water Act, depending on whether it's found... (More) -
AG says govt prepared for trial in Gulf spill
Updated: 10:28 AM 2/28/2012
WASHINGTON - Attorney General Eric Holder has told Congress that the Justice Department is prepared to go to trial against companies involved in the Gulf oil spill if ongoing negotiations do not result in a settlement. At a hearing before a House appropriations subcommittee, the attorney general vowed that the... (More) -
Woman hurt in 2010 rig explosion settles with BP
Updated: 9:44 AM 2/21/2012
NEW ORLEANS - A Louisiana woman who was a cook on the BP PLC-leased drilling rig that was rocked by a deadly explosion in 2010 has settled her personal-injury claims against the oil giant and other companies involved in the disaster. Oleander Benton's attorney, Anthony Buzbee, said her claims were... (More) -
Judge tosses spill claims against BP contractor
Updated: 5:27 PM 2/13/2012
NEW ORLEANS - A judge has dismissed all of the federal court claims against a BP PLC contractor sued over the deadly rig explosion and massive oil spill it spawned in the Gulf of Mexico. None of the plaintiffs' attorneys or other companies sued over the 2010 disaster formally objected... (More) -
Judge refuses to compel Transocean CEO's testimony
Updated: 6:06 PM 2/1/2012
NEW ORLEANS - A federal magistrate has ruled that Transocean Ltd. doesn't have to make its CEO, Steve Newman, available to testify at a trial for tens of thousands of court claims spawned by the Gulf oil spill in 2010. BP PLC, which leased the Transocean-owned rig that caught fire... (More) -
US opposes ruling on oil spill lawyer fees
Updated: 10:18 AM 1/13/2012
NEW ORLEANS - The Justice Department says a federal judge's ruling awarding hefty fees for plaintiffs' lawyers fighting BP over its massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill discourages people from settling claims with the oil giant outside the courtroom. In a court filing Thursday, the Justice Department opposed U.S. District... (More) -
Gulf harvesters offered more money for BP damage
Updated: 4:48 PM 11/30/2011
NEW ORLEANS - Gulf of Mexico shrimpers and crabbers, who've reported diminished catches since the BP oil spill, are being offered a more generous settlement package due to lingering uncertainties over seafood. On Wednesday, Kenneth Feinberg, who is overseeing payments from a $20 billion compensation fund for victims of... (More) -
BP loses 2 big Gulf oil spill rulings
Updated: 1:58 PM 11/15/2011
NEW ORLEANS - BP has lost two big rulings in its fight to shield itself from potentially having to pay billions of dollars more in damages related to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. A federal judge ruled Tuesday that BP PLC is not entitled to coverage... (More) -
La., Ala. can seek punitive oil spill damages
Updated: 11:16 AM 11/15/2011
NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge says Alabama and Louisiana can pursue punitive damages against BP and other companies involved in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster that killed 11 and spewed millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier (BAHR' bee aye)... (More) -
BP wants US probes barred from oil spill lawsuits
Updated: 3:30 PM 11/8/2011
NEW ORLEANS -The companies involved in the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history are trying to prevent government investigations blaming them for the disaster from being used against them by the people and businesses who are suing them. Billions of dollars are potentially at stake in a trial... (More)
