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Legal News Podcast - Louisiana Sues BP Over Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill under Oil Pollution Act

The State of Louisiana files suit against BP and others over the Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill, a bankruptcy judge has denied a company's request for past settlement information from thousands of mesothelioma claimants, a copyright infringement...

Published Tue, Mar 15 2011 12:27 AM by bettytmorris@yahoodotcom

Filed under: Oil spill, Deepwater Horizon, Environmental Disaster, BP, fishing, oil rig explosion, Gulf Oil spill, Oil Pollution Act of 1990, oyster beds, wetlands
Gulf Oil Spill Litigation CLE Webinar, Presented by Connected

Beginning on April 20, 2010 the world watched as one of the worst environmental disasters in history unfolded in the Gulf of Mexico. After killing workers on the Deepwater Horizon rig, the explosion triggered a seemingly unstoppable gush of crude oil...

Published Thu, Oct 7 2010 8:42 AM by bettytmorris@yahoodotcom

Filed under: Deepwater Horizon, Environmental Disaster, BP, Gulf Oil spill, Transocean, pollution, martindale.com Connected, webinar, multi-district litigation, continuing legal education
The 2010 Gulf Oil Spill and Questions of Liability

By Andrea J. Chambers and Jerry D. Brown, Attorneys, Foley & Lardner LLP The offshore oil drilling industry will be forever changed by the explosion of the Transocean Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on...

Published Mon, Aug 30 2010 12:03 PM by Andrea Chambers and Jerry Brown

Filed under: environmental cleanup, class action, Environmental Disaster, BP, Oil Pollution Act, fishing, beach, Gulf of Mexico, Clean Water Act, Environmental Claims, Gulf Oil spill, shareholders derivative action, charter fishing, environmental liability, environmental contamination, Dispersant, Transocean, Gulf Coast fishing, punitive damages, blowout protectors, Kenneth Feinberg, offshore drilling, deep-water oil wells, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
BP - Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Personal Injury, Economic Damages MDL Lawsuits Consolidated In Eastern District Louisiana

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPMDL) decided Aug. 10 to consolidate hundreds of personal injury and economic damages claims related to the BP PLC Gulf of Mexico oil spill to the U.S. District Court for...

Published Wed, Aug 11 2010 9:03 AM by Christopher Bauer

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, Oil spill, Deepwater Horizon, Environmental Disaster, BP, Oil Pollution Act, shrimp harvest, lawsuit, litigation, wrongful death, oil rig explosion, Gulf of Mexico, torts, personal injury, Clean Water Act, Environmental Claims, EPA, Gulf Oil spill, shareholders derivative action, charter fishing, environmental liability, environmental contamination, world’s worst oil spills, Gulf Coast fishing, emerging issues, pollution, offshore drilling, economic damages, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, New Orleans, Multidistrict Litigation Panel, In re: Oil Spill By The Oil Rig “Deepwater Horizon” In the Gulf Of Mexico, environmental law, Judge Carl Barbier, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, JPMDL, Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
Free Downloads of 3 Gulf Oil Spill Lawsuits from Weitz & Luxenberg For Plaintiffs Suffering Lost Livelihoods Due To BP-Deepwater Oil Rig Explosion

NEW YORK - Plaintiff firm Weitz & Luxenberg P.C . announced Aug. 3 the filing of a third lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on behalf of thousands of fishermen and others whose jobs are affected by the BP oil...

Published Thu, Aug 5 2010 8:54 AM by bettytmorris@yahoodotcom

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, clean water, Oil spill, business interruption, Deepwater Horizon, Environmental Disaster, BP, shrimp harvest, fishermen, fishing, beach, workplace hazards, lawsuit, litigation, oil rig explosion, Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Claims, Gulf Oil spill, charter fishing, economic loss, environmental liability, catastrophe, financial loss, environmental contamination, Transocean, world’s worst oil spills, new lawsuit filings, Gulf Coast fishing, blowout protectors, Weitz & Luxenberg, pollution, offshore drilling, deep-water oil wells, economic damages
Free Download of Class Action Lawsuit: BP and Nalco sued by Beasley Allen for Oil Dispersant Chemicals, Including Corexit 9500

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles P.C. on July 26 filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama against British Petroleum and Nalco Company ( Wright, et al. v. BP...

Published Thu, Aug 5 2010 7:48 AM by bettytmorris@yahoodotcom

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, clean water, hazardous waste, Oil spill, Deepwater Horizon, class action, Environmental Disaster, BP, chemical hazards, lawsuit, litigation, oil rig explosion, Gulf of Mexico, personal injury, Environmental Claims, Gulf Oil spill, catastrophe, toxic tort, Dispersant, Transocean, world’s worst oil spills, new lawsuit filings, Beasley Allen, pollution, offshore drilling
American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Webinar, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill - The Legal Fall Out, 7-21-2010 Noon-2:00 PM ET

ABA-TIPS Webinar Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: The Legal Fall Out Sponsored by the American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section's Toxic Torts & Environmental Law and Admiralty & Maritime Law Committees Co-Sponsored by...

Published Mon, Jul 19 2010 4:00 PM by American Bar Association, Torts and Insurance Prac

Filed under: Oil spill, insurance exclusions, insurance coverage, Deepwater Horizon, Environmental Disaster, BP, Oil Pollution Act, pollution exclusion, reinsurance, Gulf Oil spill, environmental contamination, Dispersant, pollution coverage, deep-water oil wells, oil rig, conference, economic damages
Oil Spill Litigation and Emerging Issues, DRI Seminar Featuring John Hofmeister, Aug. 12-13, 2010, Houston, TX

CHICAGO - DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar has announced that it will hold a comprehensive educational seminar on the wide array of litigation issues associated with the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in August. The program, " Oil Spill Litigation and...

Published Mon, Jul 19 2010 9:16 AM by bettytmorris@yahoodotcom

Filed under: environmental cleanup, hazardous waste, Oil spill, insurance coverage, business interruption, environmental insurance, Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, class action, Environmental Disaster, BP, Oil Pollution Act, insurance claims, pollution exclusion, shrimp harvest, fishermen, protective barriers, fishing, chemical hazards, litigation, oil rig explosion, Gulf of Mexico, personal injury, Clean Water Act, reinsurance, Environmental Claims, Catastrophic Loss, EPA, Gulf Oil spill, shareholders derivative action, charter fishing, economic loss, environmental liability, financial loss, toxic tort, environmental contamination, property insurance, Dispersant, securities, pollution coverage, Transocean, world’s worst oil spills, Gulf Coast fishing, punitive damages, Directors & Officers Liability Insurance, mass torts, oil fund, pollution, drilling moratorium, offshore drilling, deep-water oil wells, tort, John Hofmeister, Valdez, W. Mark Lanier, DRI, H. Patrick Morris, Ted S. Oberg, Lanier Law Firm, Voice of the Defense Bar, Kristen Hays
Recreational Fisherman Sues BP For Injuries While Fishing in Mobile Bay Caused by Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Dispersants

MT. PLEASANT, S.C. - Charging BP and other defendants with harming his health and causing serious personal injuries, a Mobile, Ala., resident and recreational fisherman has filed suit against 16 companies involved in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (...

Published Sun, Jul 18 2010 8:54 PM by bettytmorris@yahoodotcom

Filed under: oil pollution, clean water, hazardous waste, Oil spill, Deepwater Horizon, Environmental Disaster, BP, fishermen, fishing, beach, lawsuit, litigation, oil rig explosion, Gulf of Mexico, personal injury, Environmental Claims, Gulf Oil spill, environmental liability, toxic tort, environmental contamination, Dispersant, Transocean, world’s worst oil spills, new lawsuit filings, Gulf Coast fishing, pollution, deep-water oil wells, tort, Ron Motley, Motley Rice
EPA Administrator Jackson Testifies in Senate on Use of Dispersants to Combat BP Oil Spill

Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Chairman Mikulski, Ranking Member Shelby and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on the role of...

Published Sat, Jul 17 2010 3:57 PM by bettytmorris@yahoodotcom

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, hazardous waste, Oil spill, Deepwater Horizon, Environmental Disaster, BP, protective barriers, oil rig explosion, Gulf of Mexico, EPA, Gulf Oil spill, catastrophe, environmental contamination, Dispersant, Transocean, world’s worst oil spills, pollution, offshore drilling, deep-water oil wells
Video Presentations from the Oil in the Gulf: Litigation & Insurance Coverage conference

Raffa on Lost Profits from Oil Spill Economist Frederick A. Raffa, Ph.D, of Raffa Consulting Economists spoke during HB Litigation Conference’s "Oil in the Gulf: Litigation & Insurance Coverage" conference held June 24-25, 2010 in...

Published Sat, Jul 10 2010 11:35 AM by HB Litigation Conferences

Filed under: environmental cleanup, Oil spill, insurance exclusions, insurance coverage, business interruption, environmental insurance, Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, class action, Environmental Disaster, BP, Oil Pollution Act, insurance claims, pollution exclusion, shrimp harvest, fishing, beach, oil rig explosion, Gulf of Mexico, damages, Clean Water Act, Environmental Claims, Catastrophic Loss, EPA, Gulf Oil spill, shareholders derivative action, charter fishing, economic loss, pollution insurance, environmental liability, financial loss, environmental contamination, property insurance, Dispersant, pollution coverage, mass disaster, Transocean, world’s worst oil spills, property and casualty insurance, trigger of coverage, Directors & Officers Liability Insurance, litigation video, mass torts, pollution, offshore drilling, deep-water oil wells
Gulf Oil Spill Videocast: Plaintiff's Attorney Mike Papantonio Explains Why He Engages in 'The PR War' In Mass Tort Cases

Mike Papantonio of Levin Papantonio is a prominent plaintiff attorney in mass tort litigation and has appeared extensively recently on national television in the context of victims' rights in the wake of the BP oil spill. Papantonio was one of the...

Published Mon, Jul 5 2010 1:47 PM by HB Litigation Conferences

Filed under: Oil spill, Deepwater Horizon, Environmental Disaster, BP, litigation, oil rig explosion, Gulf of Mexico, torts, personal injury, Environmental Claims, catastrophe, financial loss, world’s worst oil spills, BP oil spill, HB Litigation Conferences, Gulf, litigation video, mass torts, Levin Papantonio, Mike Papantonio, media, public relations
Gulf Oil Spill Videocast: Weitz & Luxenberg's Robin Greenwald Examines Previous Inspections of Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig

Robin Greenwald of Weitz & Luxenberg helped provide a factual overview of the BP oil spill during HB Litigation Conferences ' Oil in the Gulf: Litigation & Insurance Coverage conference held June 24 to 25, 2010, in Atlanta. Listen to what...

Published Mon, Jul 5 2010 12:22 PM by HB Litigation Conferences

Filed under: clean water, Oil spill, Deepwater Horizon, Environmental Disaster, BP, Oil Pollution Act, Pollution Discharge Prevention and Control Act, litigation, Gulf of Mexico, torts, personal injury, EPA, Gulf Oil spill, catastrophe, environmental contamination, world’s worst oil spills, BP oil spill, HB Litigation Conferences, Gulf, blowout protectors, Robin Greenwald, Weitz & Luxenberg
Gulf Oil Spill Video - Robin Greenwald Of Weitz & Luxenberg Discusses an Industry-Backed Study on Blowout Protector Reliability

Robin Greenwald of Weitz & Luxenberg helped provide a factual overview of the BP oil spill during HB Litigation Conferences ' Oil in the Gulf: Litigation & Insurance Coverage conference held June 24 to 25, 2010, in Atlanta. Listen to what...

Published Mon, Jul 5 2010 9:53 AM by HB Litigation Conferences

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, clean water, Oil spill, Deepwater Horizon, Environmental Disaster, BP, Pollution Discharge Prevention and Control Act, litigation, oil rig explosion, Gulf of Mexico, torts, personal injury, EPA, Gulf Oil spill, catastrophe, environmental contamination, Transocean, world’s worst oil spills, BP oil spill, HB Litigation Conferences, Gulf, blowout protectors, Robin Greenwald, Weitz & Luxenberg
Gulf Oil Spill Videocast: Buzz Hines Of Farella Braun + Martell: Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Natural Resource Damages

Robert "Buzz" Hines of Farella Braun + Martell helped provide background and context of legal issues surrounding the BP oil spill during HB Litigation Conferences ' Oil in the Gulf: Litigation & Insurance Coverage conference held June...

Published Mon, Jul 5 2010 2:16 AM by HB Litigation Conferences

Filed under: oil pollution, clean water, Oil spill, Deepwater Horizon, Environmental Disaster, BP, shrimp harvest, fishing, beach, litigation, Gulf of Mexico, torts, personal injury, Gulf Oil spill, catastrophe, environmental contamination, Dispersant, environment, Gulf Coast fishing, Endangered Species, BP oil spill, Robert Hines, HB Litigation Conferences, Gulf, Farella Braun + Martell

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Legal News Podcast - Louisiana Sues BP Over Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill under Oil Pollution Act

Gulf Oil Spill Litigation CLE Webinar, Presented by Connected

The 2010 Gulf Oil Spill and Questions of Liability

BP - Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Personal Injury, Economic Damages MDL Lawsuits Consolidated In Eastern District Louisiana

Free Downloads of 3 Gulf Oil Spill Lawsuits from Weitz & Luxenberg For Plaintiffs Suffering Lost Livelihoods Due To BP-Deepwater Oil Rig Explosion

Free Download of Class Action Lawsuit: BP and Nalco sued by Beasley Allen for Oil Dispersant Chemicals, Including Corexit 9500

American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Webinar, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill - The Legal Fall Out, 7-21-2010 Noon-2:00 PM ET

Oil Spill Litigation and Emerging Issues, DRI Seminar Featuring John Hofmeister, Aug. 12-13, 2010, Houston, TX

Recreational Fisherman Sues BP For Injuries While Fishing in Mobile Bay Caused by Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Dispersants

EPA Administrator Jackson Testifies in Senate on Use of Dispersants to Combat BP Oil Spill

Video Presentations from the Oil in the Gulf: Litigation & Insurance Coverage conference

Gulf Oil Spill Videocast: Plaintiff's Attorney Mike Papantonio Explains Why He Engages in 'The PR War' In Mass Tort Cases

Gulf Oil Spill Videocast: Weitz & Luxenberg's Robin Greenwald Examines Previous Inspections of Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig

Gulf Oil Spill Video - Robin Greenwald Of Weitz & Luxenberg Discusses an Industry-Backed Study on Blowout Protector Reliability

Gulf Oil Spill Videocast: Buzz Hines Of Farella Braun + Martell: Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Natural Resource Damages