Monthly Archives: March 2011

Texas lawyer Coon repeatedly emerges in spotlight in BP litigation

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Texas plaintiff attorney Brent Coon has once again grabbed media attention in his ongoing campaign against BP.
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Missing BP laptop contained information for 13,000 claimants, report says

The Associated Press reported that a BP employee has lost a laptop containing the personal information of about 13,000 people who have filed claims as a result of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The report quotes BP spokesman Curtis … Read More »

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WSJ reports death settlements in BP oil spill start at $8 million

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The Wall Street Journal issued a report stating that settlements with families of workers who were killed in the Deepwater Horizon oilrig explosion are in the $8 to $9 million range. Read More »

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Reports link New Orleans attorney to ABC’s ‘Bachlorette’

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New Orleans attorney Ben Castoriano will be featured as a contestant on the ABC reality show “The Bachelorette,” according to several online reports. Read More »

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DOJ looking into manslaughter and perjury charges against BP, report says

The Associated Press reports that the Department of Justice could possibly levy charges of manslaughter and perjury against BP and other companies involved in the Deepwater Horizon oilrig explosion and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Citing “people … Read More »

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Barbier seeks mechanism to inform growing number of pro se filings in BP MDL

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Noting an increasing number of pro se complaints filed in the BP oil spill multidistrict litigation (MDL), U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier has instructed liaison counsel to establish a way to inform claimants about proceedings. Read More »

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Barbier allows BP to conduct further testing on failed BOP

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Barbier

U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier granted BP permission to conduct further forensic testing on the failed blowout preventer (BOP) that led to last year’s Deepwater Horizon oilrig explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Read More »

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LSU law chancellor will pick GCCF appeals judges

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Kenneth Feinberg has appointed Louisiana State University law professor Jack Weiss to pick a group of judges who will hear “limited appeals” on claims denied by the Gulf Coast Claims Facility.

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Gas station manager claims race and gender discrimination

A Gretna gas station manager is suing his employer for racial discrimination after he was terminated from his position. Arguing violations of his civil rights, Robert McNeal filed suit against Race Trac Petroleum Inc. on March 15 in federal court … Read More »

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Ford named in personal injury suit caused by asleep-at-the-wheel driver

A seriously injured passenger has filed a lawsuit against a co-worker, who fell asleep while driving causing a high speed, head-on collision. Everett Chad Ganier filed suit against Ford Motor Co., Inner Parish Security Corp., Darryl J. Batiste and ABC … Read More »

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