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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
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: Max Swetman Of Swetman Baxter Massenburg On Contamination Caused By Massive Oil Spills

Glenn "Max" Swetman of Swetman Baxter Massenburg provided an overview during the HB Litigation Conferences ' Oil in the Gulf: Litigation & Insurance Coverage conference on June 24, 2010, of the type of contamination caused by massive...

Published Sun, Jul 4 2010 12:48 PM by HB Litigation Conferences

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, clean water, Oil spill, Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, BP, Oil Pollution Act, shrimp harvest, fishermen, protective barriers, fishing, Pollution Discharge Prevention and Control Act, oil rig explosion, Gulf of Mexico, Catastrophic Loss, Gulf Oil spill, catastrophe, environmental contamination, mass disaster, world’s worst oil spills, environment, Santa Barbara oil spill
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
The Worst Oil Spills - How Does the BP Deepwater Horizon Spill Stand among the Big Ones

The black crude keeps flowing into the Gulf of Mexico from an uncapped oil rig, the worst oil leak in U.S. history. On May 28, the chairman of BP upgraded the severity of the oil spill from the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig...

Published Fri, Jun 11 2010 3:37 PM by Gregg Lawson

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, Oil spill, Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, Environmental Disaster, BP, beach, lawsuit, litigation, oil rig explosion, Gulf of Mexico, torts, personal injury, Catastrophic Loss, EPA, Gulf Oil spill, environmental liability, catastrophe, environmental contamination, Transocean, world’s worst oil spills, USGS, Gulf War, environment, Marten Law, U.S. Geological Survey, Brad Marten, Santa Barbara oil spill
Cozen O’Connor’s Chris Kende Talks to HB’s Vivi Gorman about Deepwater Horizon and OPA, Oil Litigation, Insurance Coverage & Key Maritime Precedent

Chris Kende Talks to HB’s Vivi Gorman about OPA, Oil Litigation, Insurance Coverage & Key Maritime Precedent. Following the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989, Congress passed the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), which provides for strict liability...

Published Tue, Jun 8 2010 6:30 PM by HB Litigation Conferences

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, hazardous waste, 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, fishermen, fishing, beach, physical hazards, oil rig explosion, Gulf of Mexico, personal injury, damages, Clean Water Act, reinsurance, Environmental Claims, Catastrophic Loss, EPA, directors & officers, Gulf Oil spill, charter fishing, economic loss, pollution insurance, environmental liability, catastrophe, financial loss, toxic tort, environmental contamination, property insurance, additional insured, pollution coverage, excess insurance, mass disaster
Videocasts about Insurance Claims & Coverage from Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Featuring Dickstein Shapiro LLP's Selena Linde: Part 1

What types of insurance claims might we see from the oil spill? Will they go beyond the Gulf states? What types of policies might be implicated? Watch a video of Selena Linde, partner and insurance coverage deputy practice leader at Dickstein Shapiro...

Published Mon, Jun 7 2010 10:56 AM by Selena Linde

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, Oil spill, insurance exclusions, insurance coverage, business interruption, environmental insurance, Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, class action, BP, insurance claims, pollution exclusion, physical hazards, oil rig explosion, damages, reinsurance, Environmental Claims, Catastrophic Loss, EPA, directors & officers, Gulf Oil spill, economic loss, pollution insurance, Oil Pollution Liability Act, environmental liability, financial loss, toxic tort, environmental contamination, property insurance, additional insured, pollution coverage, excess insurance
Part 2 - Insurance Coverage and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill - Featuring Selena Linde, Partner at Dickstein Shapiro

Would cleanup of oil and tar balls or preventing contamination be covered? A “special coverages” section of a property insurance policy typically covers cleanup measures and other steps taken to preserve property. Watch a video of Selena Linde...

Published Mon, Jun 7 2010 10:54 AM by Selena Linde

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, Oil spill, insurance exclusions, insurance coverage, business interruption, environmental insurance, Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, class action, BP, insurance claims, pollution exclusion, physical hazards, oil rig explosion, damages, reinsurance, Environmental Claims, Catastrophic Loss, EPA, directors & officers, Gulf Oil spill, economic loss, pollution insurance, Oil Pollution Liability Act, environmental liability, financial loss, toxic tort, environmental contamination, property insurance, additional insured, pollution coverage, excess insurance
Part 3 - Dickstein Shapiro's Selena Linde on Insurance Coverage & the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

What losses would fall under contingent business interruption coverage? Certain scenarios will allow a business or municipality to recover business losses under an insurance policy. Watch a video of Dickstein Shapiro LLP’s Selena Linde talk about...

Published Mon, Jun 7 2010 10:52 AM by Selena Linde

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, Oil spill, insurance exclusions, insurance coverage, business interruption, environmental insurance, Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, class action, BP, insurance claims, pollution exclusion, physical hazards, oil rig explosion, damages, reinsurance, Environmental Claims, Catastrophic Loss, EPA, directors & officers, Gulf Oil spill, economic loss, pollution insurance, Oil Pollution Liability Act, environmental liability, financial loss, toxic tort, environmental contamination, property insurance, additional insured, pollution coverage, excess insurance
Dickstein Shapiro LLP on Insurance Coverage & the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Part 4

How could insurance help if access to property is affected? Civil authority coverage could provide recovery to businesses and municipalities that are unable to access property, according to Selena Linde, insurance coverage attorney at Dickstein Shapiro...

Published Mon, Jun 7 2010 10:50 AM by Selena Linde

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, Oil spill, insurance exclusions, insurance coverage, business interruption, environmental insurance, Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, class action, BP, insurance claims, pollution exclusion, physical hazards, oil rig explosion, damages, reinsurance, Environmental Claims, Catastrophic Loss, EPA, directors & officers, Gulf Oil spill, economic loss, pollution insurance, Oil Pollution Liability Act, environmental liability, financial loss, toxic tort, environmental contamination, property insurance, additional insured, pollution coverage, excess insurance
Selena Linde on Insurance Coverage & the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Part 5

Would insurance pay for substituting supplies or relocating events? If a trade show or convention in the Gulf Coast region is forced to relocate or a business must obtain goods from another supplier due to the Gulf oil spill, a specific section of an...

Published Mon, Jun 7 2010 10:49 AM by Selena Linde

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, Oil spill, insurance exclusions, insurance coverage, business interruption, environmental insurance, Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, class action, BP, insurance claims, pollution exclusion, physical hazards, oil rig explosion, damages, reinsurance, Environmental Claims, Catastrophic Loss, EPA, directors & officers, Gulf Oil spill, economic loss, pollution insurance, Oil Pollution Liability Act, environmental liability, financial loss, toxic tort, environmental contamination, property insurance, additional insured, pollution coverage, excess insurance
Selena Linde of Dickstein Shapiro on Insurance Coverage & the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Part 6

When should a business or municipality notify the insurer? Watch a video of Selena Linde, partner and insurance coverage deputy practice leader at Dickstein Shapiro LLP in Washington, D.C., explain what a valuable asset insurance policies can be for businesses...

Published Mon, Jun 7 2010 10:44 AM by Selena Linde

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, Oil spill, insurance exclusions, insurance coverage, business interruption, environmental insurance, Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, class action, BP, insurance claims, pollution exclusion, physical hazards, oil rig explosion, damages, reinsurance, Environmental Claims, Catastrophic Loss, EPA, directors & officers, Gulf Oil spill, economic loss, pollution insurance, Oil Pollution Liability Act, environmental liability, financial loss, toxic tort, environmental contamination, property insurance, additional insured, pollution coverage, excess insurance
EPA Administrator Jackson’s Senate Testimony on Federal Response to the Recent Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico

Statement of Lisa P. Jackson Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Testimony on Federal Response to the Recent Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works WASHINGTON - Chairman Boxer, Ranking Member...

Published Tue, May 18 2010 5:37 PM by bettytmorris@yahoodotcom

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, Oil spill, Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, Environmental Disaster, BP, Oil Pollution Act, shrimp harvest, fishermen, fishing, oil rig explosion, Gulf of Mexico, Clean Water Act, EPA, charter fishing, economic loss, catastrophe, financial loss
Cessna on Insurance Ramifications of the BP - Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Environmental Disaster

By Michael Cessna, Of Counsel, Lathrop & Gage LLP The potential financial impact of the April 20, 2010 explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico may well eclipse the financial impact of the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989, which...

Published Tue, May 18 2010 9:02 AM by Michael Cessna

Filed under: environmental cleanup, Oil spill, insurance exclusions, insurance coverage, business interruption, environmental insurance, BP Oil, Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, class action, Environmental Disaster, insurance claims, pollution exclusion, shrimp harvest, fishermen, fishing, irreparable harm, lawsuit, litigation, oil rig explosion, Gulf of Mexico, damages, Clean Water Act, reinsurance, Environmental Claims, Catastrophic Loss, Gulf Oil spill, charter fishing, economic loss, class actions, pollution insurance, Oil Pollution Liability Act, environmental liability
Panama City Commercial Fisherman Files Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Class Action Suit - Download of Complaint Available

PENSACOLA, Fla. — On April 28 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Brad Bradford of Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, along with Mat Richardson of Jackson, Foster & Richardson, filed a class action lawsuit...

Published Thu, May 13 2010 7:30 PM by bettytmorris@yahoodotcom

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, Oil spill, business interruption, Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, Environmental Disaster, BP, Oil Pollution Act, shrimp harvest, fishermen, fishing, lawsuit, litigation, oil rig explosion, Gulf of Mexico, damages, Environmental Claims, Catastrophic Loss, Gulf Oil spill

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

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

Gulf Oil Spill Videocast: Max Swetman Of Swetman Baxter Massenburg On Contamination Caused By Massive Oil Spills

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

The Worst Oil Spills - How Does the BP Deepwater Horizon Spill Stand among the Big Ones

Cozen O’Connor’s Chris Kende Talks to HB’s Vivi Gorman about Deepwater Horizon and OPA, Oil Litigation, Insurance Coverage & Key Maritime Precedent

Videocasts about Insurance Claims & Coverage from Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Featuring Dickstein Shapiro LLP's Selena Linde: Part 1

Part 2 - Insurance Coverage and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill - Featuring Selena Linde, Partner at Dickstein Shapiro

Part 3 - Dickstein Shapiro's Selena Linde on Insurance Coverage & the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Dickstein Shapiro LLP on Insurance Coverage & the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Part 4

Selena Linde on Insurance Coverage & the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Part 5

Selena Linde of Dickstein Shapiro on Insurance Coverage & the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Part 6

EPA Administrator Jackson’s Senate Testimony on Federal Response to the Recent Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico

Cessna on Insurance Ramifications of the BP - Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Environmental Disaster

Panama City Commercial Fisherman Files Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Class Action Suit - Download of Complaint Available