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Plaintiffs' attorneys in BP securities litigation seek $20.25 million in fees

By Carrie Salls | Wednesday, Jan 25, 2017 @ 1:01pm

&&& HOUSTON – Three firms that represented plaintiffs in nearly seven years of BP PLC securities litigation that included three cases and ended in a $175 million settlement have asked a federal court to award a total of $20.25 million, or 11.57 percent of the settlement fund, in fees in connection with their work.
Lawyer says plaintiffs who opted out of the BP settlement deserve justice; Brent Coon files request for cases to be moved to state court

By Louisiana Record reports | Monday, Aug 10, 2015 @ 9:06am

More than five years after the Deepwater Horizon explosion and the subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, attorney Brent Coon and over 3,000 of his clients have not received a hearing on their legal claims against BP PLC.
Former Deepwater Horizon claims administrator asks Supreme Court to review case

By Kyle Barnett | Thursday, Sep 18, 2014 @ 2:22pm

NEW ORLEANS – The former Deepwater Horizon claims chief has filed a brief asking the nation’s highest court to weigh in on the question of whether oil spill claimants should be required to show proof of damage from the Gulf oil spill before collecting settlements from oil giant BP PLC.