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Beasley Allen Files Class Action On Behalf Of Louisiana Businesses Affected By BP Oil Spill
Posted on 6 May 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. on May 4 filed a second class action lawsuit (No. 2:10-cv-01344) with ties to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern... Read More

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Amended Florida Class Action Complaint Filed In BP Oil Spill Disaster
Posted on 7 May 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A team of nationally known attorneys led by Tallahassee lawyer and Northeastern University Professor P. Tim Howard on May 6 filed an amended complaint in one of the first Florida class action lawsuits over the sinking of the... Read More

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Commercial Fisherman Files Class Action Suit Against BP Over Oil Spill
Posted on 13 May 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

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... Read More

Tags: Aylstock Witkin Kreis & Overholtz , new lawsuit filings , oil spill , Cameron International , Transocean , Litigation , lawsuit , BP oil spill , BP , Gulf of Mexico

Class Action Filed On Behalf Of Alabama Gulf Coast Restaurant Industry
Posted on 12 May 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles P.C. has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of Alabama restaurant owners along the Alabama Gulf Coast for losses resulting from the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico... Read More

Tags: Gulf Oil spill , Halliburton , Tacky Jack's , restaurants , Cotton Bayou Marina , Alabama Gulf Coast restaurants , class action , Cameron International , Litigation , lawsuit , BP oil spill , BP

Class Action Filed On Behalf Of Charter Fishing Industry Affected By Oil Spill
Posted on 14 May 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Beasley Allen on May 13 filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama on behalf of Deupree Outdoor Guide Services Inc., individually and on behalf of commercial charter fishing guide businesses... Read More

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Second Lawsuit Against Kenneth R. Feinberg, Feinberg Rozen LLP And Gulf Coast Claims Facility Removed To Federal Court
Posted on 27 Jul 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

Complaint Alleges Gross Negligence, Fraud, Fraudulent Inducement and Unjust Enrichment FORT MYERS, Fla. - A second lawsuit against Kenneth R. Feinberg, Feinberg Rozen LLP and Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) was removed from state court to the U.S... Read More

Tags: Oil Pollution Act , Gulf Oil spill , Damages , Kenneth Feinberg , MDL 2179 , Feinberg Rozen , GCCF , Deepwater Horizon , Salvesen , OPA , Litigation , Brian Donovan , lawsuit , Gulf Coast Claims Facility , BP oil spill , BP , Gulf of Mexico

BP Spill Class Action Alleges Profiteering, Seeks Punitive Damages
Posted on 23 Sep 2010 by HB Litigation Conferences

NEW ORLEANS - A group of fishermen, property owners, business owners, and wage earners from five states on Aug. 20 filed a nationwide class action for punitive damages in the BP oil spill ( Corliss Gallo, et al. v. BP , No. 2:10-cv-02795, E.D. La.). ... Read More

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Fishing Charters File Lawsuit Against BP America For Oil Spill Damages
Posted on 13 May 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

GULFPORT, Miss. — The owner of a fishing boat and a charter boat captain that operate in the Gulf of Mexico on May 12 filed a lawsuit against BP America for damages sustained after the BP oil spill in the Gulf, according to Hagens Berman , the Seattle... Read More

Tags: Halliburton , personal injury , new lawsuit filings , oil spill , class action , Brian Howard’s Charter Fishing , Steve W. Berman , Deepwater Horizon , Hagens Berman , Cameron International , Transocean , Litigation , lawsuit , BP oil spill , BP , torts , Gulf of Mexico

Animal Welfare Institute Sues BP For Allegedly Burning Endangered Sea Turtles Alive
Posted on 2 Jul 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

NEW ORLEANS - The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and other animal protection and conservation organizations filed a lawsuit in federal court June 30 against British Petroleum America Inc., British Petroleum Exploration & Production and British Petroleum... Read More

Tags: Endangered species , British Petroleum PLC , turtles , Animal Welfare Institute , Endangered Species Act , animal protection , British Petroleum America Inc. , new lawsuit filings , Center for Biological Diversity , Deepwater Horizon , Animal Legal Defense Fund , British Petroleum Exploration & Production , AWI , Litigation , Inc. , lawsuit , Turtle Island Restoration Network , Conservation , BP oil spill , BP , Animal Welfare Institute v. BP America , Gulf of Mexico , sea turtles

Lawsuit Targets Gulf Oil Spill Compensation Fund, Administrator Kenneth R. Feinberg
Posted on 4 Mar 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

Complaint Alleges Gross Negligence, Fraud, Fraudulent Inducement and Unjust Enrichment TAMPA, Fla. - A first-of-its-kind lawsuit has been filed in Florida state court against the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF), its administrator, Kenneth R. Feinberg... Read More

Tags: Feinberg , Feinberg Rozen , GCCF , Florida , Mavrogiannis , Donovan Law Grou , Litigation , Pinellas Marine Salvage , Gulf Coast Claims Facility , Pinellas Marine Salvage Inc. v. Kenneth R. Feinberg , BP oil spill

Louisiana Fishermen, Others File Class Action Lawsuit Over BP Oil Spill
Posted on 6 May 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

NEW ORLEANS — The Gulf Oil Spill Litigation Group has announced that Louisiana shrimpers, fishermen, charter boat captains, and seafood processing companies on May 4 filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of themselves and other Louisiana residents... Read More

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