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

  1. January 07, 2016

    Deepwater Rulings Could Hamstring DOJ, Gov't Argues

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday urged the Louisiana federal court hearing cases related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill not to make any "broad proclamations" in seven key cases that could impair the department's enforcement power and make it harder to win lawsuits under the Oil Pollution Act.

  2. December 07, 2015

    Deepwater Judge Won't Revisit EPCRA Exclusion Ruling

    The Louisiana federal judge overseeing the Deepwater Horizon multidistrict litigation on Friday refused to reconsider his ruling that two BP PLC units and Transocean Ltd. had no duty to report the massive oil spill under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act because the law excludes petroleum spills.

  3. November 30, 2015

    Anadarko Must Pay $159M For 2010 Deepwater Spill

    A Louisiana federal judge ordered Anadarko Petroleum Corp. to pay $159.5 million for Clean Water Act violations stemming from the massive 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, saying the penalty was relatively small because the company was a minority owner of the well and didn't cause the spill.

  4. November 13, 2015

    BP Says Judge Needn't Revisit Deepwater Reporting Exclusion

    Two BP units and Transocean urged a Louisiana federal judge on Thursday to deny the Center for Biological Diversity's request that he reconsider whether the companies were required under federal law to report the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, saying the Center "refuses to take no for an answer."

  5. October 13, 2015

    Judge Asked To Rethink Deepwater Reporting Exclusion

    The Center for Biological Diversity has asked a Louisiana federal judge to reconsider his decision that two BP PLC units and Transocean Ltd. had no duty to report the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act.

  6. October 05, 2015

    BP Finalizes $20B Deepwater Spill Settlement

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday unveiled the final terms of BP Exploration & Production Inc.'s agreement to pay over $20 billion to settle federal and state claims stemming from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, sending the largest pollution judgment in U.S. history to a Louisiana federal judge for approval.

  7. September 14, 2015

    Deepwater Fell Under EPCRA Reporting Exclusion, Judge Says

    A Louisiana federal judge said Friday that two BP PLC units and Transocean Ltd. had no duty to report the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act because petroleum spills are excluded.

  8. July 27, 2015

    BP Must Pay Local Governments' Deepwater Claims In 30 Days

    A Louisiana federal judge started the clock Monday on BP PLC's agreement to pay as much as $1 billion to local governments in areas economically impacted by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, ordering the oil giant to pay in one month's time.

  9. July 10, 2015

    New Orleans Gets $45M Cut Of BP Deepwater Settlement

    The city of New Orleans said Thursday that it will accept $45 million from BP PLC to settle economic loss claims from the Deepwater Horizon disaster, part of the massive, $18.7 billion global settlement BP reached last week with the federal government, five states and hundreds of local government entities.

  10. July 08, 2015

    Biloxi Inks $5M Deal With BP Over Deepwater Disaster

    The city of Biloxi, Mississippi, said Tuesday it has agreed to accept $4.9 million from BP PLC to settle economic loss claims stemming from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion, which sent hundreds of millions of gallons of oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico.

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