March 13, 2015
The Fifth Circuit on Thursday refused to revisit its ruling that the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board can investigate the Deepwater Horizon disaster and subpoena Transocean Ltd. for documents related to the oil spill, a decision that saddles offshore operators with additional scrutiny from regulators and new responsibilities under the Clean Air Act, attorneys say.
March 13, 2015
The Fifth Circuit on Thursday refused to give Transocean Ltd. another shot at challenging an investigation of the company's role in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill by federal safety regulators, though only by a narrow vote among its judges.
September 18, 2014
The Fifth Circuit ruled on Thursday that the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board has the authority to investigate the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and to subpoena Transocean Ltd. for documents related to the accident, affirming a district court's judgment in the case.
April 28, 2014
Transocean Ltd. told the Fifth Circuit Monday the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board had no authority to subpoena from it documents related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill because the federal agency is not empowered to investigate the accident.
November 01, 2013
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board told the Fifth Circuit on Thursday that it was well within its authority to subpoena Transocean Ltd. for information related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, subpoenas that were upheld by a Texas federal judge in March.