February 18, 2015
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.
February 17, 2015
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.
August 05, 2014
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.
June 30, 2014
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.