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In Re: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig "Deepwater Horizon" in the Gulf of Mexico, on April 20, 2010

  1. May 09, 2017

    La. Parish Reaches $45M Deal With BP Over Deepwater Spill

    A Louisiana parish has reached a $45 million settlement with BP regarding the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, according to an announcement Tuesday by the parish president, who will hold a Wednesday morning press conference to discuss further details.

  2. April 06, 2017

    BP Says Mexican State's Deepwater Spill Claims Should Go

    BP, Transocean and Halliburton asked a Louisiana federal court on Wednesday to dismiss a Deepwater Horizon oil spill-related complaint brought by the Mexican state of Yukatan that alleges negligence and makes claims under the Oil Pollution Act, arguing that nearly identical suits brought by other Mexican states have already been tossed.

  3. March 20, 2017

    Deepwater Judge Allows Delayed Claims To Proceed To Court

    The judge overseeing the Deepwater Horizon multidistrict litigation ruled Friday that plaintiffs whose pursuit of economic damages from the oil spill and resulting federal moratorium on Gulf of Mexico drilling were put on hold could opt out of a global settlement and bring their claims in court.

  4. February 16, 2017

    Deepwater Judge OKs $1.2B Transocean, Halliburton Deals

    The Louisiana federal judge overseeing the sprawling multidistrict litigation over the Deepwater Horizon disaster on Wednesday gave final approval to a pair of settlements between the plaintiffs' steering committee and Transocean Ltd. and Halliburton Energy Services Inc. worth a combined $1.24 billion.

  5. October 27, 2016

    Deepwater Attys To Get $555M Payday After BP Settlements

    The attorneys who represented people and businesses affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill will share $555.2 million in fees after negotiating approximately $13 billion worth of settlements with BP PLC in a case that a Louisiana federal judge called one of the largest multidistrict litigations in history.

  6. October 20, 2016

    Don't Ditch Deepwater Evidence Yet, La. Parish Says

    A Louisiana parish asked the federal judge overseeing the Deepwater Horizon multidistrict litigation to not let evidence over the oil spill disaster be destroyed, arguing Wednesday that the parish still has a lawsuit in the MDL pending against BP Exploration & Production Inc.

  7. August 24, 2016

    Texas Atty Wants Stay Lifted In BP's Deepwater Fraud Suit

    Texas attorney Mikal Watts, who was acquitted last week of all fraud charges related to Deepwater Horizon settlement funds, asked a federal court Tuesday to lift a stay on BP PLC's civil suit against him that has been on hold since February 2014.

  8. August 12, 2016

    Faegre, Others Can Sue Former Clients For Return Of Fees

    Faegre Baker Daniels LLP and two other firms that once represented 31 claimants in litigation over the Deepwater Horizon spill can intervene in the suit to pursue unpaid fees and costs from their former clients, a Louisiana federal judge ruled Friday.

  9. July 21, 2016

    Plaintiffs Attys Seek $600M Payout For Deepwater Work

    Attorneys for the plaintiffs steering committee in the multidistrict litigation over the Deepwater Horizon disaster asked the presiding judge Thursday to approve $600 million in attorney and common plaintiff benefit fees, saying the reimbursement is warranted given the case's staggering scope and complexity.

  10. May 24, 2016

    Faegre Ordered To Return Fraudulent Deepwater Claim Money

    A Louisiana federal judge on Tuesday said that a seafood company and its law firm, Faegre Baker Daniels, must pay back the $1 million they received from the Deepwater Horizon Economic Claims Center.

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