Recent News About Associated Press
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Deepwater Horizon special master Louis Freeh recuperating from car accident
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BP denies defamation charges brought by New Orleans attorney
Geoff Morrell, BP senior vice president, U.S. communications and external affairs -
The Andry Law Firm sues BP, Associated Press claiming defamation
Gilbert "Gibby" Andry -
Updated: Outside lawyers contracted by La. Attorney General making millions–have close ties to AG
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Mississippi AG and Feinberg spar in state court
Hood Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood and Golf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) Administrator are sparring in Mississippi state court, according to an Associated Press report. -
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. -
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. -
Feinberg provided extra security at BP meeting with Alabama residents
Feinberg Extra security was on hand at Tuesday's meeting between Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) administrator Kenneth Feinberg and Alabama residents affected by the BP oil spill, according to a report by the The Associated Press. -
Power struggle emerges over oil spill claims procedures
Becnel Leaders in litigation over the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill grabbed for power over $17 billion without making sure their followers would back them up. -
Feinberg hires legal ethics professor in response to plaintiff lawyer criticism
Ken Feinberg, administrator of the $20 billion Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF), said he's hired a legal ethics professor to clarify that he is not working for BP, according to an Associated Press report. -
Business group never behind Senate's contingency bill
Chaisson (D) BATON ROUGE - A Louisiana business group says it refused to support the Senate version of a bill that would have allowed the Louisiana attorney general to hire private attorneys to sue BP on a contingency fee. -
Time runs out on twice-changed contingency fee bill
Caldwell (D) A bill that would have allowed Louisiana Attorney Buddy Caldwell to hire private attorneys on a contingency fee to sue BP died Monday before the House could vote on changes made by the Senate.