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Rig workers who pleaded the Fifth settle claims with Transocean
Miller Deepwater Horizon rig owner Transocean and five workers settled personal injury suits that the workers undercut by pleading Fifth Amendment privilege against self incrimination. -
Facebook improperly tracks web browsing, class action claims
Ieyoub Former Louisiana Attorney General Richard Ieyoub has filed a federal class action suit against the social networking site Facebook on behalf of a woman who says the site improperly tracks users' web browsing. -
State judge allows Florida Chinese drywall claimants to opt out
A Broward County District Judge has issued an order allowing Florida residents with claims in the multidistrict litigation surrounding Chinese drywall to opt out of a $53 million settlement and pursue claims in state court. -
BP says Louisiana has responded to just five of 70 documents requests
Langan BP attorneys have formally complained about the State of Louisiana's "lack of compliance with BP's Phase One document requests" in a letter filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. -
Payments for oyster harvesters increased under new GCCF guidelines
Pitofsky The Gulf Coast Claims Facility recently unveiled new guidelines for anyone filing a claim in connection to the 2010 BP oil spill. Now, some oyster harvesters in Louisiana are eligible to receive seven times the sum of their losses due to the spill. -
Lack of transparency is factor in opt out of Chinese drywall settlement, lawyer says
Durkee Florida attorney David Durkee said ambiguity in a proposed settlement among parties in Chinese drywall litigation has prevented his clients from wanting to take part in it. -
Plaintiffs opting out of settlement in Chinese drywall MDL
Herman Attorneys for a group of Florida plaintiffs involved in Chinese drywall litigation have announced their clients are opting out of a recently proposed $54.5 million settlement and will seek damages individually. -
Judge gives preliminary approval of settlement in Chinese Drywall litigation
Herman U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon has given preliminary approval to a $55 million settlement between plaintiffs and a Florida-based Chinese drywall supplier. -
Cameron and Dril-Quip argue for jury trials in oil spill litigation
Wittmann Two lonely little voices plead for U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier to hold jury trials in litigation over the Deepwater Horizon explosion. -
Feinberg says GCCF has not received claims for dispersant sickness
Feinberg Kenneth Feinberg, the administrator of the $20 billion Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) says his office has not processed any claims as a result of oil spill cleanup crews becoming sick due to chemical dispersants. -
Partial settlement reached in Chinese drywall litigation; Insurers agree to pay $8 million
Herman Insurance companies for suppliers that distributed Chinese drywall have agreed to pay $8 million to settle lawsuits filed over the damage done to homes by the material. -
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. -
WSJ reports death settlements in BP oil spill start at $8 million
Feinberg The Wall Street Journal issued a report stating that settlements with families of workers who were killed in the Deepwater Horizon oilrig explosion are in the $8 to $9 million range. -
LSU law chancellor will pick GCCF appeals judges
Weiss Kenneth Feinberg has appointed Louisiana State University law professor Jack Weiss to pick a group of judges who will hear "limited appeals" on claims denied by the Gulf Coast Claims Facility. -
Alabama AG says GCCF forcing claimants to beg for 'handouts'
Strange Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange said his state "has reached a boiling point" in a letter we wrote to Kenneth Feinberg criticizing the Gulf Coast Claim Facility. -
Louisiana AG sues BP and others over oil spill
Caldwell Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell has filed a federal lawsuit seeking $1 million from BP and partner companies for every day that oil was spilling into the Gulf of Mexico. -
U.S. SC won't hear challenge of $246B tobacco deal
Caldwell WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court won't hear the appeal of a group that claims the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement created a marketplace unfairly hostile to smaller cigarette manufacturers. -
Feinberg says 100,000 claims lack proof
Feinberg Gulf Coast Claims Administrator Kenneth Feinberg told a group of foreign journalists yesterday that close to 100,000 claims submitted as a result of the BP oil spill "lack proof." -
Louisiana AG quietly switches to GOP
Caldwell After months of rumors, Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell officially announced that he has switched his party affiliation to Republican.