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State Senate steps in to send oil spill recovery funds to central office
BATON ROUGE — After some controversy over how to distribute the first of the Deep Horizon oil spill recovery payments, the Louisiana Senate took action last week to reroute $7 million from the state attorney general’s office to the governor’s coastal office. -
Deepwater Horizon judge turns attention to individual claims against BP
NEW ORLEANS — After six years of waiting their turn, individuals and businesses suing BP for damage caused by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill could be much closer to getting their day in court. -
Despite paying out $56 billion, BP still dogged by dubious Deepwater Horizon claims
For the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, penance still isn't cheap: Try $12 million for land not touched by a drop of oil. -
Man alleges he was exposed to dangerous material in pipes
GRETNA – A man is seeking damages claiming that in one of his former jobs he was exposed to dangerous levels of radioactive scale from pipes. -
Louisiana oil and gas industry responds to AG lawsuit takeover
BATON ROUGE – When lawsuits against oil and gas companies began flooding in from coastal Louisiana parishes after the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, the local oil and gas industry was concerned. But when Louisiana's attorney general moved to take over those cases, they felt it was time to make their voices heard. -
Employee accuses oil exploration companies of refusal to mediate
NEW ORLEANS — A St. Tamnany Parish woman is suing two oil exploration companies, alleging refusal to mediate a medical benefits claim. -
New oil rig regulations have industry unsure of cost burden
NEW ORLEANS - New safety regulations for offshore drilling rigs -- primarily spurred by the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon rig blowout -- were passed recently, but it's too soon to tell if they will help Louisiana or hurt it. -
Legal ramifications of the Deepwater Horizon disaster live on 6 years later
BATON ROUGE -- Wednesday, April 20, marked the six-year anniversary of the fatal explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and subsequent oil spill that sent millions of gallons of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. Six years later, the legal and environmental ramifications live on. -
Louisiana ready to move forward with restoration now that BP oil spill is settled
BATON ROUGE – With the $20 billion BP oil spill settlement now a reality, Louisiana can move forward with long-expected restoration plans, a state spokeswoman said during a recent interview. -
Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch says attorney fees paid out from $20 billion BP oil spill settlement is 'absurd'
BATON ROUGE – The attorney fees paid out of the $20 billion settlement with BP over the Deepwater Horizon spill is "absurd," the executive director of a lawsuit abuse watchdog group recently told the Louisiana Record. -
$20.8 billion settlement marks end of government litigation against BP
NEW ORLEANS – BP will pay a $20.8 billion settlement for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico after a federal judge gave final approval on April 4. -
Deepwater Horizon Trustees receive much of $20 billion BP settlement
NEW ORLEANS — Deepwater Horizon Trustees have announced an $8.8 billion settlement with BP, part of the $20 billion proposal reached earlier this week and the largest settlement paid by a single entity in federal law enforcement history. -
Attorneys deny identity fraud accusations in alleged BP oil spill scam
HOUSTON – A Louisiana resident says she is one of about 45,000 Vietnamese Americans wrongly listed as a claimant in a lawsuit against British Petroleum following the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf, and has since filed a petition against two Texas attorneys and two law firms, alleging the lawyers inflated the number of claimants in the hopes they would land a $2.3 billion settlement for their clients. -
Nevada Bar files complaint against attorney barred from representing Deepwater Horizon spill claimants
NEW ORLEANS—An infamous Las Vegas attorney has been accused of misconduct by the Nevada State Bar Association for his involvement in an apparent kickback scheme in a 2010 British Petroleum oil spill settlement. -
Nelson urges Deepwater Horizon claims administrator Juneau to hurry up
Patrick Juneau, the administrator of the claims center for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, has come under fire again. -
State AG Jeff Landry does away with district attorney private contracts
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana State Attorney General Jeff Landry has severed ties with district attorneys who were previously contracted to provide legal services to the state under private contract. -
Cracken, Hilliard accused of ‘shamefully’ stealing IDs of Deepwater victims; plaintiff seeks $100M in exemplary damages
HOUSTON – A recently filed lawsuit seeks an award of $100 million in exemplary damages against Texas attorneys John Cracken and Bob Hilliard for allegedly using case runners to steal the identities of Vietnamese-Americans damaged by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. -
La. Lawsuit Abuse Watch applauds Landry's quick-end to the Buddy System
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana’s attorney general recently brought the hammer down on several no-bid state legal contracts put in place by his predecessor. -
Legal agreement may halt governor's plan to use BP oil spill money to fill $700 budget hole
BATON ROUGE—Gov. John Bel Edwards’ proposal to close a hole in this year’s budget using funds intended to replenish Louisiana’s rainy day fund conflicts with a legal agreement reached two years ago in a lawsuit between the state and plaintiffs who sued the state over the fund. -
Ala. couple accused of filing fraudulent Deepwater Horizon claim can't repay $1.6 million
NEW ORLEANS – An Alabama couple is denying accusations that they defrauded the Deepwater Horizon claims program and insist they cannot repay $1.6 million awarded to them through the program because the money went to pay off a judgment against them.