November 06, 2015
Federal authorities on Friday dropped an obstruction of justice charge against a former BP PLC engineer who was part of the company's efforts to stop the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, after he pled guilty in Louisiana federal court to a lesser charge.
June 12, 2014
A Louisiana federal judge ordered a new trial for a former BP PLC engineer who was convicted of obstructing a grand jury investigation into the oil giant's response to the Deepwater Horizon disaster, ruling Thursday that remarks the jury forewoman heard outside the courtroom influenced the verdict.
February 14, 2014
A Louisiana federal judge on Thursday refused to recuse himself from an ongoing suit against a former BP PLC engineer convicted of obstructing a grand jury investigation into the company's response to the Deepwater Horizon disaster, saying the engineer had waived his right to seek recusal.
January 31, 2014
Prosecutors on Thursday pushed back against a bid by a former BP PLC engineer convicted of obstructing a grand jury investigation into the company's response to the Deepwater Horizon disaster to have the judge in the case recuse himself, saying the engineer has waived his right to seek the judge's removal.
January 22, 2014
Lawyers for a former BP PLC engineer recently convicted of obstructing a grand jury investigation into the company's response to the Deepwater Horizon disaster will seek to disqualify the Louisiana federal judge who presided over the jury trial last month, the judge said Tuesday.
January 09, 2014
A Louisiana federal judge on Thursday told lawyers involved the criminal suit against a former BP PLC engineer, who was recently convicted of obstructing a grand jury investigation into the company's response to the Deepwater Horizon disaster, to not contact the jurors.
December 18, 2013
A former BP PLC engineer was convicted Wednesday by a Louisiana federal jury of deleting text message evidence from his iPhone to thwart a grand jury investigation into the company's response to the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
October 11, 2013
A federal judge on Thursday refused to toss charges against a former BP PLC engineer accused of deleting text messages to obstruct a government investigation into the Deepwater Horizon spill.
September 05, 2013
A Louisiana federal judge on Thursday refused to sanction the U.S. government for purportedly misrepresenting facts in the pending criminal case over a former BP PLC engineer's alleged actions during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill investigation, saying no evidence showed that the government knowingly made false statements.
August 27, 2013
A former BP PLC engineer pushed a Louisiana federal judge Monday to toss pending obstruction of justice charges against him for his alleged actions during the Deepwater Horizon spill investigation, claiming the grand jury never heard evidence justifying the indictment.