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Jindal's ties to trial bar noted
Jindal A collection of national news outlets have taken an interest in Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal's relationship with trial lawyers, according to a report today in PoliticalDesk.com. -
BP sued by deckhand who injured shoulder during clean-up efforts
Steele NEW ORLEANS - A deckhand is suing BP after he injured his shoulder while attempting to pull in oil-saturated cleanup materials. -
BP claims fund to be taken over by court-appointed administrator
U.S. Federal Judge Carl Barbier U.S. Federal Judge Carl Barbier has taken the next step in settlement proceedings in the BP Deepwater Horizon trial. -
Initial BP settlement agreement comes into focus: Estimated $7.8 billion to be paid out
U.S. Federal Judge Carl Barbier Details about a settlement in the Deepwater Horizon trial between BP and the plaintiff's steering committee are beginning to come into focus as sources from both sides of the case have released information on the deal. -
BP and plaintiffs' steering committee come to settlement agreement
U.S. Federal Judge Carl Barbier U.S. Federal Judge Carl Barbier has filed a motion announcing a settlement agreement between BP and the plaintiffs' steering committee in the Deepwater Horizon case. -
Judge orders week delay on eve of BP Deepwater Horizon trial for settlement talks
Barbier NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Federal Judge Carl Barbier released a statement delaying the Deepwater Horizon trial for a week due to ongoing settlement talks between BP and the plaintiffs. -
Huge win for Transocean removes the company from liability for underwater oil spill
U.S. Federal Judge Carl Barbier NEW ORLEANS – U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier ruled in favor of a Transocean motion relieving the Deepwater Horizon rig owner from liability for oil spilled from the Macondo wellhead itself. -
Former BP employee files whistleblower case concerning oil spill cleanup
NEW ORLEANS – A former BP employee from St. Tammany Parish has filed a suit under the Louisiana Environmental Whistleblower Act in federal court claiming he was terminated over concerns he brought up in BP's oil spill cleanup effort following the Deepwater Horizon incident in 2010. -
Deepwater Horizon rig supervisor asks for separate trial
NEW ORLEANS – A Transocean rig supervisor who was seriously injured in the Deepwater Horizon explosion has requested his case be tried in state court in Texas rather than in the federal court set to begin Feb 27. -
Individual cases begin to settle prior to BP Deepwater Horizon trial
NEW ORLEANS – Recent settlements in BP Deepwater Horizon litigation have led to speculation that U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier is making moves to limit the case before it goes to trial on Monday, Feb. 27. -
Documents unsealed in dismissal of BP co-defendant
Barbier Documents pertaining to the dismissal of Swiss oil rig equipment manufacturer Weatherford Inc. have been unsealed by the United States District Court Eastern District of Louisiana. -
BP contractor dismissed from trial
Federal Judge Carl Barbier All claims against BP contractor Weatherford International, Inc. have been dismissed for the upcoming Deepwater Horizon trial. -
BP wins motion to keep past failures out of oil spill trial
Federal Judge Carl Barbier U.S. Federal Judge Carl Barbier has granted a motion by BP to keep past instances of criminal activity and improper conduct out of the Deepwater Horizon trial. -
Court to keep BP emails out of Gulf oil spill trial
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Magistrate Mary Shushan has ruled on behalf of BP to disallow certain email communications from an upcoming trial on Feb. 27 to delineate responsibility among companies involved in the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and subsequent oil spill. -
Oil spill claimants who avoided litigation won't have to pay attorneys
Barbier NEW ORLEANS - Plaintiffs attorneys will not receive 6 percent of settlements from those claimants who settled their oil spill claims without resorting to litigation. -
Halliburton presses to protect confidential information
Barbier NEW ORLEANS – BP hired former Halliburton cement engineer Ronald Crook as a last minute substitute for an expert that Magistrate Judge Sally Shushan disqualified for hiring former Halliburton cement engineer Michael Viator. -
Caldwell appointed to plaintiff steering committee
Caldwell NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana attorney general Buddy Caldwell, exiled from Deepwater Horizon litigation just last month, returns in triumph. -
DOJ objects to 6% attorney reserve in BP litigation
Barbier NEW ORLEANS – The Department of Justice burst an $840 million bubble for the Plaintiff Steering Committee in Deepwater Horizon litigation, wrecking their plan to reserve 6 percent of settlements at BP's Gulf Coast Claims Facility. -
Strange moves to intervene in Barbier's rejection of claims
Strange NEW ORLEANS – Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange, who displaced Louisiana attorney general Buddy Caldwell as Louisiana's lawyer in Deepwater Horizon litigation, aims to take charge of an appeal that Louisiana parishes filed. -
Caldwell lashes back after authority stripped in BP litigation
Caldwell Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell protests to appellate judges that U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier, Gov. Bobby Jindal, and Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange snatched away his authority in Deepwater Horizon litigation.