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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
Florida CFO Calls on Independent Claims Facility Administrator to State if Waiver of Future Claims by Oil Victims Will Be Required

Florida CFO Alex Sink has sent a letter to Kenneth Feinberg, the Independent Claims Facility Administrator for BP’s Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill, requesting that Feinberg clarify his position on whether individuals or business owners will be...

Published Fri, Jul 23 2010 6:54 AM by bettytmorris@yahoodotcom

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, clean water, hazardous waste, Oil spill, business interruption, Deepwater Horizon, BP, shrimp harvest, fishermen, fishing, beach, physical hazards, oil rig explosion, Gulf of Mexico, personal injury, damages, Environmental Claims, Gulf Oil spill, charter fishing, economic loss, environmental liability, catastrophe, toxic tort, environmental contamination, Dispersant, Transocean, world’s worst oil spills, Gulf Coast fishing, punitive damages, noneconomic damages, oil fund, Kenneth Feinberg, offshore drilling, deep-water oil wells, 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
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
Thoughts from the HB Litigation Conference on the BP Oil Spill, Developing Legal and Insurance Issues

By John L. Watkins, Shareholder, Chorey, Taylor & Feil Last week, courtesy of my friends at LEXIS, I attended the HB Litigation Conference in Atlanta on litigation and insurance coverage issues arising from the BP oil spill disaster in the Gulf of...

Published Mon, Jun 28 2010 4:12 PM by John L. Watkins

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, Oil spill, business interruption, environmental insurance, Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, BP, Oil Pollution Act, pollution exclusion, oil rig explosion, Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Claims, Catastrophic Loss, Gulf Oil spill, shareholders derivative action, economic loss, pollution insurance, environmental liability, catastrophe, Dispersant, pollution coverage, world’s worst oil spills, property and casualty insurance, trigger of coverage, commercial insurance, Directors & Officers Liability Insurance
Gulf Oil Spill Litigation: Only Question Is How Much BP Will Pay

ATLANTA - The question is not if BP will pay for the Gulf oil spill, but how much, a defense attorney said Thursday at HB Litigation Conferences' Oil in the Gulf: Litigation & Insurance Coverage Conference here. Asked to give the defense perspective...

Published Fri, Jun 25 2010 2:51 PM by Gregg Lawson

Filed under: BP Oil, environmental liability, punitive damages
Raw Anger Spills At Conference On BP Gulf Disaster

ATLANTA - Some raw anger at BP spilled out today at HB Litigation Conferences' Oil in the Gulf: Litigation & Insurance Coverage Conference here. Environmental activist and attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of Kennedy & Madonna LLP in Hurley,...

Published Fri, Jun 25 2010 2:48 PM by Gregg Lawson

Filed under: BP Oil, environmental liability, environmental contamination, OSHA
Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Hearing Set For Arguments On Where To Send Oil Spill Cases

ATLANTA - The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPMDL) will hold a hearing July 28 in Boise, Idaho, to hear arguments on where to transfer the more than 140 cases related to the BP Gulf oil spill that have been filed in federal and state courts...

Published Fri, Jun 25 2010 2:46 PM by Gregg Lawson

Filed under: BP Oil, environmental liability, jurisdiction, venue
$20 Billion BP Escrow Fund To Cover Most Claims, Could Grow Larger

ATLANTA - The $20 billion BP escrow fund to compensate victims of the Gulf oil spill will cover all claims against the company except for environmental cleanup and could eventually grow much larger, Michael K. Rozen of Feinberg Rozen said today at HB...

Published Thu, Jun 24 2010 4:08 PM by Gregg Lawson

Filed under: environmental cleanup, BP Oil, Environmental Disaster, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Oil spill, economic loss, environmental liability
Attorneys Gather Today For Gulf Oil Spill Litigation And Insurance Coverage Conference

ATLANTA - More than 200 attorneys, in-house counsel and insurance professionals are gathered today at The Ritz-Carlton here for the first day of HB Litigation Conferences' Oil in the Gulf: Litigation & Insurance Coverage Conference . Chairs of...

Published Thu, Jun 24 2010 9:29 AM by Gregg Lawson

Filed under: Oil spills, environmental cleanup, oil pollution, environmental insurance, BP Oil, Deepwater Horizon, Environmental Disaster, fishermen, oil rig explosion, Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Claims, Catastrophic Loss, Gulf Oil spill, Oil Pollution Act of 1990, charter fishing, economic loss, environmental liability, catastrophe, environmental contamination
Deepwater Horizon Explosion and BP Oil Spill Create Insurance Issues for Local Businesses and Municipalities

By Selena Linde, Partner, Dickstein Shapiro LLP An explosion at the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010 left eleven workers dead. Each day since the explosion occurred, approximately 210,000 gallons of oil have...

Published Thu, Jun 24 2010 5:17 AM by Selena Linde

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, Oil spill, insurance exclusions, insurance coverage, business interruption, environmental insurance, Deepwater Horizon, BP, insurance claims, shrimp harvest, fishermen, fishing, oil rig explosion, Gulf of Mexico, reinsurance, Environmental Claims, directors & officers, Gulf Oil spill, Oil Pollution Act of 1990, charter fishing, economic loss, pollution insurance, environmental liability, catastrophe, toxic tort, environmental contamination, property insurance, additional insured, pollution coverage, excess insurance, mass disaster, Transocean, world’s worst oil spills, Gulf Coast fishing, natural disasters
True Impact of Gulf Oil Spill Insurance Claims to be Extensive and Impact Multiple Insurance Lines of Business

By Marc Lanzkowsky, Founder and Principal, Lanzko Consulting, Inc. As the losses in the gulf continue to rise, the true claims impact has yet to unfold I don’t think the insurance industry has felt the true brunt of the horrific events of the April...

Published Fri, Jun 18 2010 8:58 AM by Marc Lanzkowsky

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, Oil spill, insurance exclusions, insurance coverage, business interruption, environmental insurance, Deepwater Horizon, BP, insurance claims, pollution exclusion, oil rig explosion, damages, reinsurance, directors & officers, Gulf Oil spill, shareholders derivative action, economic loss, pollution insurance, environmental liability, catastrophe, financial loss, property insurance, pollution coverage, excess insurance

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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

Florida CFO Calls on Independent Claims Facility Administrator to State if Waiver of Future Claims by Oil Victims Will Be Required

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

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

Thoughts from the HB Litigation Conference on the BP Oil Spill, Developing Legal and Insurance Issues

Gulf Oil Spill Litigation: Only Question Is How Much BP Will Pay

Raw Anger Spills At Conference On BP Gulf Disaster

Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Hearing Set For Arguments On Where To Send Oil Spill Cases

$20 Billion BP Escrow Fund To Cover Most Claims, Could Grow Larger

Attorneys Gather Today For Gulf Oil Spill Litigation And Insurance Coverage Conference

Deepwater Horizon Explosion and BP Oil Spill Create Insurance Issues for Local Businesses and Municipalities

True Impact of Gulf Oil Spill Insurance Claims to be Extensive and Impact Multiple Insurance Lines of Business