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BP says third-party negligence to blame for 2009 benzene leak at Texas City refinery
GALVESTON - BP Products North America Inc. recently filed its response to a $500 million lawsuit against it over a benzene leak two years ago at the Texas City refinery. -
Buzbee non-suits consultant's case over BP litigation fees
GALVESTON � Galveston attorney Tony Buzbee is asking a local state judge to grant his notice of nonsuit in a case over consulting fees and BP Deepwater Horizon litigation. -
Shareholders knew risks of oil and gas business, BP argues in shareholders class action
Taylor HOUSTON- BP shareholders knew they invested in risky business, company directors argue in a bid to stop a class action over losses from the Deepwater Horizon explosion. -
How to hire a lawyer without knowing you did
Ever wonder about those people on Facebook who have hundreds of "friends"? 532 friends? 693 friends? 875 friends? How does anybody have 875 friends? -
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. -
Mexican states seek equal standing in BP oil spill litigation
NEW ORLEANS � Three Mexican states claim equal standing with American states in suing BP over the Deepwater Horizon explosion. -
***FOR PRINT ONLY *** Hood files scathing brief in BP MDL
Hood Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is arguing that citizens of his state are incapable of resolving their oil spill claims, according to Gulf Coast Claims Facility administrator Kenneth Feinberg. -
Couple sues 44 companies over man's alleged benzene exposure
Parks A Beaumont man claims he developed multiple myeloma after working for more than 20 years at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Plant, where he was allegedly exposed to benzene and butadiene. -
Texas City woman sues BP for gender, age discrimination
GALVESTON � Alleging BP Products North America Inc. discriminated against her because of her age and gender, Texas City resident Ann Wagenfuhr has filed a lawsuit against the petrochemical company. -
Worker blames fall from tower on scaffold builder
Buzbee GALVESTON � A laborer from Little Rock, Ark., claims to have sustained multiple injuries a month ago while working at the BP refinery in Texas City. -
BP directors say shareholder suits belong in U.K. courts
Ellison HOUSTON � BP shareholders suing individual directors over the Deepwater Horizon explosion should have sued in Great Britain, according to the directors. -
Royalty suit filed against BP over oil & gas lease in Jefferson County
Several area residents have come together and filed suit against BP and Cimarex Energy, alleging the companies are refusing to pay royalties on an oil & gas lease. -
Klein Investigations sues city of Beaumont, claims police harassing process servers
Klein Klein Investigations & Consulting is suing the city of Beaumont, claiming police officers are harassing the company's process servers. -
Refinery workers seek $500M from BP over 2009 Texas City benzene leak
Buzbee GALVESTON � Galveston attorney Tony Buzbee has a filed a $500 million lawsuit against BP Products North America Inc. and Pasadena Tank Corp. on behalf of eight contractors who claim their health has been affected as a result of a benzene leak. -
Insurance issues surface in BP oil spill litigation
Haycraft NEW ORLEANS - Below the surface of lawsuits blaming oil company BP for the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion, tremors of insurance disputes begin to roll. -
Feinberg questions Barbier's authority over claims facility
Pitofsky NEW ORLEANS � Some say BP hired Kenneth Feinberg as chief of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, and some say President Barack Obama hired him, but Feinberg fears he works for the Department of Barbier. -
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