Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority - East et al v. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:13-cv-05410

Court:

Louisiana Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Torts to Land

Judge:

Nannette Jolivette Brown

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  1. February 18, 2015

    Energy Cos. Get Ammo For Coastal Damage Fights In La. Win

    When 88 oil and gas companies last week beat a lawsuit accusing them of damaging coastal waterways in Louisiana, they not only dodged a multibillion-dollar bullet but also erected some daunting procedural barriers for prospective plaintiffs contemplating similar litigation.

  2. February 17, 2015

    BP, Chevron Shake Levee Board's Coastal Damage Suit

    A Louisiana federal judge on Friday tossed a state levee board's multibillion-dollar suit against 88 energy companies including BP PLC, Chevron Corp. and ConocoPhillips Co. over alleged oil and gas drilling damage to coastal ecosystems, finding the board hadn't sufficiently backed up its claims.

  3. August 05, 2014

    La. Levee Board Says Law Can't Block Coastal Damage Suit

    A Louisiana levee board on Tuesday urged a federal judge to rule that a state law, passed to block its environmental lawsuit against BP PLC subsidiaries and other energy companies over damage to the state's coastal ecosystem, does not prevent its action because it is not a local government entity.

  4. June 30, 2014

    La. Levee Authority's Suit Against BP Stays In Fed. Court

    A Louisiana federal judge refused to remand a state levee board's multibillion-dollar suit against dozens of energy companies such as BP PLC and ConocoPhillips Co. over damage to Louisiana's coastal ecosystem allegedly caused by oil and gas drilling, finding Friday that the suit's state breach-of-contract claims raise a federal issue.