In re: Deepwater Horizon

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Case Number:

15-30377

Court:

Appellate - 5th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

3893 Environmental Matters

  1. June 22, 2017

    5th Circ. Panel Won't Revisit BP Formula On Deepwater Claims

    A Fifth Circuit panel on Wednesday denied a request by BP PLC to revisit the decision rejecting most of the formula the oil giant used to determine the settlement it will pay a class of Gulf Coast businesses harmed by 2010's Deepwater Horizon disaster, saying the company's argument was wrong.

  2. June 07, 2017

    BP Urges 5th Circ. To Accept Formula For Deepwater Claims

    BP has asked the Fifth Circuit to revisit and reverse its decision rejecting most of the formula the oil giant used to determine the settlement it will pay a class of Gulf Coast businesses harmed by 2010's Deepwater Horizon disaster, saying the panel's reasoning rested on a mistaken premise.

  3. May 23, 2017

    5th Circ. Rejects Deepwater Settlement Calculations

    The Fifth Circuit on Monday rejected most of the formula BP used to determine the settlement it will pay a class of Gulf Coast businesses harmed by 2010's Deepwater Horizon disaster, saying the calculation methods don't match the settlement deal.

  4. September 24, 2015

    BP Asks 5th Circ. To OK Deepwater Settlement Calculations

    BP asked the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday to affirm a so-called accrual-style framework when calculating the settlement it will pay a class of Gulf Coast businesses harmed by 2010's Deepwater Horizon disaster, claiming that the court had previously suggested the formula to determine the businesses' lost profits.

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