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Diver alleges injuries after contact with oil dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico
NEW ORLEANS – A Mississippi couple claims the husband was injured due to exposure to chemicals used in the cleanup of the Deepwater Horizon spill. -
Diver alleges chemical burns, respiratory issues from dispersants used for oil cleanup
NEW ORLEANS – A certified marine life diver alleges he was injured because of the dispersants used in the Deepwater Horizon cleanup. -
Man alleges he was injured by chemical dispersant used in oil cleanup
NEW ORLEANS – A man alleges BP failed to properly train and equip Deepwater Horizon cleanup workers to avoid exposure to hazardous substances. -
Shrimping/fishing vessel operator alleges damages from crude oil exposure
NEW ORLEANS – A Lafourche Parish man alleges he was injured because of exposure to crude oil and dispersants. -
Man alleges damages from participating in Horizon Response Program
NEW ORLEANS – A Lafourche Parish man alleges he was exposed to crude oil and dispersants and was injured as a result. -
Horizon Response Program participant alleges exposure to oil caused injuries
NEW ORLEANS – A Lafourche Parish man alleges he was injured as a result of exposure to oil and/or dispersants while participating in the Horizon Response Program. -
Rig electrician alleges he was injured during transfer to vessel
NEW ORLEANS – A Jackson County, Mississippi man and his wife allege the man was injured while working as a rig electrician. -
Auto-parts provider can't convince court that it qualifies as 'tourism business'
NEW ORLEANS — In a per curium order issued on Feb. 9, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court's denial of a company's claims against the Deepwater Horizon settlement program. -
Defamation lawsuit against bloggers writing about Deepwater Horizon dismissed
BOSTON — A lawsuit filed against bloggers Cherri Foytlin and Karen Savage for their 2013 story on the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster has been dismissed. -
U.S. prosecutes record number of shipping companies for alleged illegal dumping
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice prosecuted a record number of cases involving shipping companies illegally dumping in U.S. waters in 2016. -
Judge OKs $24M in attorney fees For $175M BP Deepwater deal
HOUSTON — A Texas federal judge has awarded $24 million in fees and costs and approved a $175 million settlement for investors who reached a deal with BP PLC. -
Appeals court affirms district court's denial to review boat lift operator’s Horizon claim
NEW ORLEANS — The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a finding from federal court in New Orleans that refused to hear a boat lift operator's claim for damages involving the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. -
Court of Appeals rejects Houma oyster operator's request for $3.4 million in oil spill loss
NEW ORLEANS — A Houma oyster processing business that was forced to shut down after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has lost its bid to get more compensation from the BP Economic and Property Damages Settlement fund. -
More people sentenced to prison terms in Deepwater Horizon claims-fraud cases
GULFPORT, Miss. — Two people have been sentenced to prison after they were found to defraud the Deepwater Horizon spill fund. -
Appeals court that contingency fee obtained in fraudulent oil-spill claim can be retained
NEW ORLEANS — A lawsuit-lending company that had been ordered to pay back $20,000 in restitution for fees it obtained from a fraudulent Deepwater Horizon claim can keep it. -
Court of Appeals denies Alabama radiology group’s claim for oil-spill damages
NEW ORLEANS — An Alabama radiology practice that was denied business-loss compensation by the claims program for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has been denied again at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. -
More than 100 people found guilty of swindling BP Deepwater Horizon Fund out of millions
NEW ORLEANS — More than 100 people, including a former employee, are facing jail time after they were convicted of conning millions from the BP Deepwater Horizon Fund. -
Legal watchdog derides 'system abuse' in Deepwater fund fraud cases
BATON ROUGE — A legal watchdog has called out the legal system in Louisiana after dozens of people have been convicted for defrauding the BP's Deepwater Horizon fund. -
Worker blames former employers for radiation poisoning
GRETNA – A Jefferson Parish man is suing his former employers, alleging their negligence caused him to develop a lesion. -
Fishing business owner files suit against Transocean, BP over oil spill
NEW ORLEANS – A woman alleges the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion damaged her commercial fishing business.