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  1. July 19, 2012

    Stephen Baldwin Loses 1st Round In Bid For New Costner Trial

    A Louisiana federal judge on Thursday denied Stephen Baldwin's bid to argue for a fresh trial of fellow actor Kevin Costner, whom "The Usual Suspects" star claims cheated him and another investor out of $12.5 million in potential profits from their oil-cleanup company.

  2. June 15, 2012

    Costner Untouchable In Baldwin's Cleanup Co. Suit, Jury Finds

    A Louisiana federal jury on Thursday cleared Kevin Costner of duping fellow actor Stephen Baldwin and another investor out of their oil cleanup company interests while making a $52 million deal with BP PLC.

  3. March 29, 2012

    Costner Wants Sanctions, Contempt In Cleanup Co. Suit

    Kevin Costner — who is fighting a suit claiming he duped Stephen Baldwin and another investor out of their oil cleanup company interests while making a $52 million deal with BP PLC — on Wednesday asked a Louisiana federal court to sanction an investor for allegedly failing to comply with a discovery request.

  4. February 08, 2012

    Costner Claims Against Baldwin Stand Up In Oil Co. Suit

    A Louisiana federal judge ruled Tuesday that a liability release bars actor Stephen Baldwin from suing fellow thespian Kevin Costner for securities fraud after Baldwin was cut from a $52 million oil cleanup venture with BP PLC.

  5. January 20, 2012

    Firm Fights Subpoenas In Row Over Costner's $52M BP Deal

    Gauthier Houghtaling & Williams LLP asked a Louisiana federal judge Friday to quash subpoenas issued to several former firm attorneys in actor Stephen Baldwin's lawsuit over a $52 million joint venture between BP PLC and actor Kevin Costner's oil cleanup company.

  6. November 28, 2011

    Costner Must Yield Texts In Venture Fight Over BP Deal

    A Louisiana federal judge on Monday ordered Kevin Costner and his business partners to surrender text messages to Stephen Baldwin and another investor who claim they were duped into selling their interest in an oil cleanup company while completing a $52 million purchase order with BP PLC.

  7. November 09, 2011

    Judge Rejects Discovery Plan in Costner-Baldwin Fight

    A federal judge refused Wednesday to split up discovery in a Louisiana suit claiming Kevin Costner and others duped Stephen Baldwin and another investor into selling their interest in an oil cleanup company while completing a $52 million deal with BP PLC.

  8. June 20, 2011

    Baldwin Barred From Rabobank Info In BP Deal Suit

    A Louisiana federal judge refused Monday to allow actor Stephen Baldwin to research whether the court has jurisdiction over Rabobank NA, a party that was already dismissed from Baldwin's suit against Kevin Costner over a $52 million deal with BP PLC.

  9. June 07, 2011

    Kevin Costner Can't Shake Suit Over $52M BP Deal

    A Louisiana federal judge on Tuesday rejected requests by Kevin Costner and his business partners to dismiss a suit alleging they duped Stephen Baldwin and another investor into selling their interest in an oil cleanup company while completing a $52 million purchase order with BP PLC.

  10. March 22, 2011

    Costner Seeks Dismissal Of Suit Over $52M BP Deal

    Actor Kevin Costner asked a Louisiana court Tuesday to dismiss Stephen Baldwin's suit that claims Costner hid a $52 million purchase order with BP PLC to deny Baldwin his stake in a joint venture to sell oil cleanup devices.