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Transocean claims best year for safety in SEC filing
Transocean said it had its 'best year in safety' in its latest filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Texas lawyer Coon repeatedly emerges in spotlight in BP litigation
Texas plaintiff attorney Brent Coon has once again grabbed media attention in his ongoing campaign against BP.
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.
WSJ reports death settlements in BP oil spill start at $8 million
Feinberg 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.
Reports link New Orleans attorney to ABC's 'Bachlorette'
Castoriano New Orleans attorney Ben Castoriano will be featured as a contestant on the ABC reality show "The Bachelorette," according to several online reports.
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.
Barbier seeks mechanism to inform growing number of pro se filings in BP MDL
Barbier 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.
Barbier allows BP to conduct further testing on failed BOP
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.
LSU law chancellor will pick GCCF appeals judges
Weiss 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.
Depositions and discovery gain steam in BP MDL
BP attorneys say that 20 depositions have been completed and 82 more are scheduled in the next few months in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill multidistrict litigation (MDL).
Judge and attorneys find humor in BOP and cement testing
Barbier U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier and lawyers involved in BP oil spill litigation found humor today during a status conference held at federal court in New Orleans.
Bent drill pipe caused blowout preventer failure in BP oil spill, report says
A federal government report says that a bent drill pipe prevented the blowout preventer (BOP) from cutting off the flow of oil, which led to the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion last April.
Agenda set for March BP MDL status conference
Barbier A tentative agenda involving BP oil spill litigation has been set for a Friday status conference in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Lousiana.
Hearing in class action challenging New Orleans property tax fees continued
A hearing in Orleans Parish Civil District Court that would determine the fate of a possible class action against the City of New Orleans has been continued to April 15.
Disciplinary board recommends reprimand of Katrina attorney
An Orleans Parish attorney is facing disciplinary charges after he allegedly notarized four Hurricane Katrina insurance lawsuits, which were filed by a public adjuster without an attorney's license.
Alabama AG says GCCF forcing claimants to beg for 'handouts'
Strange Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange said his state "has reached a boiling point" in a letter we wrote to Kenneth Feinberg criticizing the Gulf Coast Claim Facility.
Town Hall meeting held by Murphy Oil part of federal settlement
Murphy Oil will conduct a meeting in St. Bernard Parish as part of a settlement agreement with the federal government that also includes nearly $150 million in penalties.
Florida company can sue Transocean and Halliburton in Delaware
A federal judge in Delaware has granted the Florida-based St. Joe Co. permission to seek damages against Transocean, Halliburton and MI SWACO over the Gulf oil spill.
MOEX Offshore seeks insurance coverage in BP oil spill
Morgan Seeking declaratory judgment in an insurance claim against Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London, MOEX Offshore filed a petition in intervention to assert its rights to coverage in the BP oil spill multidistrict litigation (MDL).
Vitter, Landrieu push BP oil spill fine legislation
Vitter WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said today that she will move to steer a significant portion of federal fines leveled against BP for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill to Louisiana and other affected states.