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Coast Guard releases report stating Transocean has a 'poor safety culture'
The United States Coast Guard has issued a 288-page report which condemns Transocean, the owner of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, for bad practices which led to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Mardi Gras floatmaker will appeal judges ruling forcing him to transfer company ownership to son
Reese The attorney for the embattled owner of the world-famous Mardi Gras World said that his client will appeal an Orleans Parish Civil District Court judge's ruling that he must transfer control of the company to his son.
Next two oil spill MDL hearings rescheduled
Barbier U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier issued two orders rescheduling the next two status conferences in the multidistrict litigation (MDL) surrounding the Deepwater Horizon oilrig explosion and Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
BP to pay $1 billion for Gulf Coast restoration
Federal officials announced today that BP will pay $1 billion to fund various activities to help restore Gulf Coast habitats and wildlife.
Defendants file suits against each other in oil spill MDL
Defendants in the multidistrict litigation (MDL) surrounding the BP oil spill have filed counter-claims against each other in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
British paper publishes BP internal meeting notes
The United Kingdom's Guardian newspaper has published meeting notes between BP executives regarding the BP oil spill recovery in the Gulf of Mexico.
BOP manufacturer says device did not cause Deepwater Horizon disaster
Cameron International, the company the built and owned the failed blowout preventor (BOP) used on the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon oil rig, said its device did not cause the April 2010 disaster that cause the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Dispute over Gulf of Mexico oyster beds affected by BP oil spill heats up
Utsler Amid claims that BP had promised Louisiana oyster harvesters at least $15 million to replenish oyster beds, the oil company says it is not responsible for the payments.
Mardi Gras float company owner ordered to relinquish property to son
Smith The owner of the world-famous Mardi Gras World has been ordered to relinquish his title and give ownership of the float-building company to his son
Louisiana senators file legislation for BP fines to help Gulf
Vitter Following up on comments made at a congressional hearing in March, U.S. Sens, Mary Landrieu (D-La.) and David Vitter (R-La.) have filed a bill that will appropriate 80 percent of the federal penalties on BP for last year's oil spill to the Gulf Coast.
Florida governor urged by congressmen to sue BP, is considering options
Scott Several reports out of Florida indicate that Governor Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi are considering whether or not to join the litigation over the BP oil spill.
Feinberg's lawyers respond again to GCCF critics; claim Barbier has no authority over process
Pitofsky Attorneys for Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) administrator Kenneth Feinberg have filed a second formal response to critics in the BP oil spill multidistrict litigation (MDL).
ProPublica publishes report on BP oil spill 'splillionaires'
Feinberg A report issued by the non-profit news group ProPublica outlines how industry and government insiders exploited the BP oil spill for millions of dollars during and after the cleanup.
Judge denies motion to dismiss case involving monks building custom caskets
Bullock A federal judge had denied a motion to dismiss and will hear a case of a group of Benedictine monks seeking to sell caskets without a state license.
Mardi Gras World owner sued by his son once again
Blaine Kern Sr. - the owner of Mardi Gras World and most of the floats used by Krewes during the Carnival season in New Orleans - has been sued by his son for the second time in six months in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Barbier allows U.S. to dispose of certain samples taken from Gulf of Mexico
Barbier U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier issued an order this week allowing the United States to dispose of certain expired samples that were collected from the Gulf of Mexico last year.
U.S. pressuring Transocean employees to testify in Gulf oil spill investigation
U.S Interior Department officials have sent subpoenas to three Transocean employees, seeking to compel them to testify before the Join Investigation Team overseeing last year's Deepwater Horizon explosion.
Transocean executives donating safety bonuses to oil spill victims
Newman Just a few days after it was revealed that Transocean executives would receive bonuses for the company's 2010 safety record, the company CEO and four others say they will donate their earnings.
Boh Bros. Construction penalized $451K in sexual harassment lawsuit
Christy A federal jury in New Orleans has awarded a former employee of Boh Bros. Construction $201,000 in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
OPSB files suit against Louisiana over property purchase
Barriere The Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) is suing the State of Louisiana and the Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors, claiming that the state did not pay full value for a campus it bought from the school board.