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Lawyers 'working around the clock' on cases against BP
Lanier AUSTIN, Texas - Litigation arising out of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will undoubtedly provide trial lawyers with countless cases and stacks of money in attorney fees. -
Louisiana oil-field company files patent infringement lawsuit
A Louisiana oil-field and off-shore services company has filed a lawsuit against several companies that it claims are willfully infringing on its patents relating to a system for conducting welding and other "hot work" in areas adjacent to flammable materials. -
Gulf Coast AGs seek coordinated state-federal response to BP spill
Caldwell A bipartisan group of attorneys general from the five Gulf Coast states asked President Barack Obama and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday to help ensure a unified state-federal response to the oil spill spreading off their coastlines. -
Volunteers file class action against BP over clean-up agreement
Force Louisiana fishermen who volunteered to help clean up the oil spill have joined the class action fray against BP, claiming an indemnification agreement they would be required to sign severely hampers their freedom of speech and their right to sue over lost income. -
Class actions mount in federal court over Horizon Deepwater explosion
While BP promises pay for oil spill damage from the April 20 Horizon Deepwater oil rig explosion, lawsuits continue to mount in federal court in New Orleans. -
Shrimpers file class action over Gulf Coast oil spill
Herman Another class action has been filed over the April 20 fire and explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and its resulting oil spill. -
Injured oil rig worker sues for $6 million
Sterbcow Injured during the explosion and resulting fire on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig on April 20, electronics technician Michael Williams is suing for more than $6 million in damages. -
Commercial fisherman files class action over Gulf Coast oil spill
Wright Troy Wetzel, Extreme Fishing and a class of similarly situated individuals and entities filed a class action lawsuit against Transocean, BP and its insurers over the Deepwater Horizon explosion. -
Husband still missing after explosion in Gulf, lawsuit states
A lawsuit filed April 25 in federal court in New Orleans by the wife of a missing Deepwater Horizon worker is seeking damages for physical and mental injuries. -
Oil companies controlled erection of levees to hide polluted lands, class action claims
Companies who manufacture petroleum, chemicals, gas and other products are accused of manipulating the Pontchartrain levee system in order to hide contaminated tracts of land north of the lake.