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BP faces off against class action plaintiffs in appeal over claims process
NEW ORLEANS – A federal appeals court today heard arguments involving the administration of claims processing to individuals and businesses negatively affected by the 2010 BP Oil spill. -
What the BP feeding frenzy reveals about us
Taking note of “hundreds of lawyers rushing to capitalize on the calamity” when the BP oil spill feeding frenzy began three years ago, we asked this rhetorical question: “Will their crusades restore the alleged losses of their clients, remediate the environmental damage, or prevent future disasters?” -
BP says settlement easy set up for fraud, seeks reversal from appeals court
Lawyers for BP claim a judge’s ruling has allowed payments for fictitious claims from the 2010 oil spill, and are asking a federal appeals court to reverse the decision. -
Coon files suits for workers injured in Louisiana plant explosion
Just a week after a fatal explosion at a southern Louisiana chemical plant, Beaumont’s Brent Coon was there to sign up clients for suits against the company. -
Woman reaches settlement with attorney accused of submitting BP oil spill claim without consent
A notice of non-suit with prejudice has been filed in a lawsuit alleging an attorney submitted a BP oil spill claim without the consent of his client. -
Brent Coon wants to have his cake and eat it, too
In one of Aesop’s best-known fables, a dog with a bone sees his reflection in a stream and tries to snatch the reflected bone from his own image. Dropping the real bone that he had into the water, he learns -- if he’s not too old of a dog -- that it’s best not to overreach. -
Texas AG files lawsuit against BP for oil spill damages
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced a lawsuit on Friday against BP America and other defendants for their contributions to the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon offshore oil spill. -
BP denies firing employee for refusing to discriminate against ethnic minorities, original answer says
HOUSTON - BP formally denies it terminated an employee for refusing to engage in racial discrimination against non-white workers, recent court papers say. -
Hood files suit against BP over 2010 spill
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Pasadena Tank, BP at odds over third-party audit
GALVESTON - Pasadena Tank Corp. is suing BP Products North America Inc. and BP Amoco Chemical Co. over an audit it finds questionable. -
'Clients' for cash
What were the odds that a Vietnamese fisherman living in small enclave on the Gulf Coast would realize that his name was included among thousands of others on a client list submitted in the BP oil spill case? Slim, right? After all, he spends most of his time in a boat, not in court. -
Judge: BP client's signature forged on Coon & Assoc. contract
NEW ORLEANS -- The judge overseeing the litigation from the BP oil spill has determined that at least one of the contracts with Brent Coon and Associates has a forged client signature. -
Couple claims owners of subdivision failed to build promised facilities
Two Jefferson County residents claim the owners of their subdivision failed to follow through on promises to erect various facilities, including security gates, a clubhouse and a swimming pool. -
Okay, so maybe it wasn’t quite 44,510 . . .
Hyperbole sounds more impressive than litotes, but the latter is less likely to blow up in your face. -
Watts quits steering committee in middle of BP trial
Following a recent government investigation into how he got his spot on the Plaintiffs Steering Committee, Texas attorney Mikal Watts abruptly resigned from his role in the middle of the BP oil spill trial. -
BP oil & gas royalty suit dismissed
A lawsuit against BP America over oil and gas lease royalties has been dismissed. -
Vote fraud, client fraud, whatever works
They say mighty oaks from little acorns grow, and there certainly are plenty of mighty oaks in southeast Texas testifying to the truth of this adage. -
Watts investigated for falsifying client list to get on BP plaintiffs steering committee
SAN ANTONIO – The federal government is investigating whether one of the high-profile attorneys involved in BP oil spill litigation falsified his client list in order to qualify for the plaintiffs’ steering committee.
