Author Archives: Alejandro de los Rios

Clare Jupiter wins run-off for Orleans Parish Civil District Court bench

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Jupiter

New Orleans attorney Clare Jupiter has won a run-off election for the final seat on the Orleans Parish Civil District Court bench against another New Orleans attorney, Nakisha Ervin-Knott. Read More »

News, Orleans Parish

BP not entitled to insurance coverage under Transocean, Barbier rules

U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier has ruled that BP is not eligible for millions of dollars in coverage for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oilrig explosion and oil spill under oilrig owner Transocean’s insurance policies. Transocean was leasing the Deepwater Horizon … Read More »

Federal Court, News

Louisiana and Alabama can pursue punitive damages; But Barbier also dismisses states’ claims

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Barbier

U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier has ruled that the states of Louisiana and Alabama can seek punitive damages against BP and its partners in connection with the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oilrig explosion and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Read More »

Federal Court, News

$11 million awarded in oil royalties lawsuit, report says

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St. Martin

A Terrebonne Parish judge has awarded more than $11 million to a couple in an oil royalties lawsuit. Read More »

News

Louisiana complies with discovery order in oil spill MDL

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Caldwell

The State of Louisiana has complied with a federal judge’s order to turn over documents relating to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill and will not face thousands of dollars in daily fines or dismissal of its claims. Read More »

Federal Court, News

Feinberg urges BP to compensate companies for drilling moratorium

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Feinberg

Gulf Coast Claims Facility Administrator Kenneth Feinberg urged BP this week to pay more than 1,500 claims from subcontractors affected by last year’s five-month-long drilling moratorium. Read More »

Federal Court, News

Judge orders Louisiana to produce oil spill-related documents to BP

U.S. Magistrate Judge Sally Shushan has ordered the state of Louisiana to turn over discovery documents requested by BP, or face daily fines and the possible dismissal of the state’s claims against the oil company. Shushan issued the order Oct. … Read More »

Federal Court, News

Nakisha Ervin-Knott in runoff despite judicial conduct violation

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Ervin-Knott

New Orleans attorney Nakisha Ervin-Knott will compete in a runoff against attorney Clare Jupiter for the Orleans Parish Civil District Court Division E bench, despite a recent ruling that Ervin-Knott’s campaign violated the judicial code of conduct. Read More »

News, Orleans Parish

Florida attorneys can seek punitive damages from Knauf Gips over Chinese drywall

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Durkee

Florida attorneys David Durkee and Victor Diaz have convinced a Miami-Dade circuit court judge to allow them and their clients to pursue punitive damages against foreign Chinese drywall manufacturers. Read More »

Federal Court, News

Anadarko agrees to pay $4 billion to GCCF to settle oil spill claims

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Barbier

BP has announced that Anadarko, one of its partners in the failed Macondo oil well that led to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, has agreed to pay $4 billion into the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) to settle the claims between the two companies. Read More »

Federal Court, News