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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 11, 2016

    Deepwater Spill Led To $18M Loss In NBA Team Sale: Suit

    Shinn Holdings LLC told a Louisiana federal judge Wednesday it deserves $18.5 million from BP Products North America Inc. in Deepwater Horizon multidistrict litigation for the loss it incurred trying to sell its ownership interest in the New Orleans Hornets following the 2010 oil spill.

  2. May 03, 2016

    BP Drops Deepwater Spill Fund Payment Fight

    The judge overseeing the Deepwater Horizon multidistrict litigation on Monday signed off on BP PLC's request to drop its fight to avoid paying more than $1 billion in claims under a seafood compensation program that the energy giant argues was tainted by fraudulent claims filed by a Texas-based attorney.

  3. April 06, 2016

    DQ'd Firm Can Seek Fees In BP Deepwater Settlements

    A federal magistrate judge said Wednesday that Andry Lerner LLC could try to collect fees for representing claimants before being disqualified from the multidistrict litigation over BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill, as long as the New Orleans firm complies with a formal settlement program.

  4. April 04, 2016

    BP Gets $20B Deepwater Settlement Approved

    A Louisiana federal judge on Monday approved BP's agreement to pay more than $20 billion to settle federal and state claims stemming from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, putting the wraps on the largest pollution judgment in U.S. history.

  5. April 04, 2016

    DQ'd Firm Wants Piece Of BP's Deepwater Settlement Action

    Disqualified New Orleans firm Andry Lerner LLC pushed for a seat Monday at BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement table to collect fees for representing claimants in the multidistrict litigation, the same day BP's $20 billion deal with several governments was approved.

  6. March 21, 2016

    Gulf Drillers Take BP Moratorium Claims To 5th Circ.

    Gulf drillers on Saturday urged the Fifth Circuit to overturn a Louisiana federal judge's recent decision to toss claims in which they said BP was liable for losses they sustained during a government-mandated moratorium on drilling following the Deepwater Horizon spill.

  7. March 11, 2016

    BP Not Liable For Drilling Moratorium Losses, Judge Says

    A Louisiana federal judge has granted BP's request to toss claims brought against it by Gulf drillers who claimed the oil giant was liable for losses they sustained during a government-mandated moratorium on drilling following the Deepwater Horizon spill.

  8. February 19, 2016

    Deepwater Judge Pauses $6.6M Spill Payment Amid BP Protest

    The Louisiana federal judge overseeing the Deepwater Horizon multidistrict litigation on Friday put on hold a $6.6 million settlement payment to a property owner while he considers BP's argument that the landowner is only entitled to approximately $16,000 stemming from the 2010 oil spill.

  9. February 17, 2016

    Deepwater Spill Cleanup Firms Duck Injury Suits

    The Louisiana federal judge overseeing the Deepwater Horizon multidistrict litigation on Tuesday nixed thousands of state-law claims alleging harm against companies tasked by the federal government to clean up the oil spill, saying the companies were immune from such claims as long as they followed the government's instructions.

  10. January 21, 2016

    Couple Ordered To Repay $1.6M In Sham Deepwater Claims

    An Alabama couple was ordered to pay back more than $1.6 million from a Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement fund after a Louisiana federal judge found that the business loss they claimed to suffer from the spill "was nearly entirely based on fraud."

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