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BP not entitled to insurance coverage under Transocean, Barbier rules
Barbier NEW ORLEANS - U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier has ruled that BP is not eligible for millions of dollars in coverage for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oilrig explosion and oil spill under oilrig owner Transocean's insurance policies.
Louisiana and Alabama can pursue punitive damages
U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier has ruled that the states of Louisiana and Alabama can seek punitive damages against BP and its partners in connection with the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oilrig explosion and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Judge orders Louisiana to produce oil spill-related documents to BP
NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Magistrate Judge Sally Shushan has ordered the state of Louisiana to turn over discovery documents requested by BP, or face daily fines and the possible dismissal of the state's claims against the oil company.
FOR PRINT**** Barbier describes rough outline of BP oil spill liability trial
Barbier U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier today gave an idea of the structure for the first liability trial in the BP oil spill multidistrict litigation (MDL) set to take place in February 2012.
Barbier describes rough outline of BP oil spill liability trial
Barbier U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier today gave an idea of the structure for the first liability trial in the BP oil spill multidistrict litigation (MDL) set to take place in February 2012.
***FOR PRINT *** BP denied access to White House emails in oil spill litigation
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - U.S. Magistrate Judge Sally Shushan has denied a request by BP attorneys to obtain emails sent by a former adviser to President Barack Obama during the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
BP denied access to White House emails in oil spill litigation
Gasaway NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - U.S. Magistrate Judge Sally Shushan has denied a request by BP attorneys to obtain emails sent by a former adviser to President Barack Obama during the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
BP argues maritime, economic loss claims should be dismissed in oil spill MDL
Barbier U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier heard oral arguments for and against a motion by BP to dismiss most, if not all of the economic loss and maritime claims over last year's Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
BP, partner settle for $1.1B
Barbier NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - BP has announced that it has settled its lawsuit against one of its partners in the Deepwater Horizon oilrig for $1.1 billion.
Contract claims against BP to be expedited in BP MDL
Barbier U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier has approved a motion to expedite claims brought forth by independent contractors claiming BP has failed to pay their full wages during clean up of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
LSU law chancellor will pick judges for oil spill fund appeals
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Kenneth Feinberg has appointed Louisiana State University law professor Jack Weiss to pick a group of judges who will hear "limited appeals" on claims denied by the Gulf Coast Claims Facility.
Feinberg says 100,000 claims lack proof
Feinberg Gulf Coast Claims Administrator Kenneth Feinberg told a group of foreign journalists yesterday that close to 100,000 claims submitted as a result of the BP oil spill "lack proof."
Barbier to sign confidentiality order over Texas City evidence submitted in BP MDL
Coon U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier announced Friday that he would sign an order that would keep millions of documents from litigation stemming from BP's Texas City oil refinery explosion confidential.
Settlement reached in first BP MDL wrongful death suit
Barbier The first settlement in a wrongful death case has been reached in the BP oil spill multidistrict litigation (MDL), according to court documents filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.