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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

Tags: Halliburton , Constance Ward , Stephan P. Mickle , personal injury , class action , P. Tim Howard , Jeff Galloway , Deepwater Horizon , Florida , George Weems Ward , Transocean , Cameron International Corp. , Litigation , lawsuit , BP oil spill , BP , torts , 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

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Gulf Coast Rental Property Owner Sues BP For Economic Losses From Gulf Oil Spill
Posted on 27 May 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The owner of a Gulf Coast vacation home has filed a class action lawsuit against BP, alleging economic losses caused by the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and resulting oil spill ( Carden Simcox, et al. v. BP PLC, et... Read More

Tags: Gulf Oil spill , Halliburton , Leiff Cabraser , personal injury , new lawsuit filings , Deepwater Horizon , Cameron International , Transocean , Litigation , lawsuit , BP , Carden Simcox , torts

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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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Oil Leak From Gulf Rig Explosion
Posted on 3 May 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

HOUSTON - Attorneys with The Lanier Law Firm have announced a class action lawsuit filed April 30 on behalf of Louisiana residents affected by the oil spill caused by the Deepwater Horizon explosion. On April 20, an explosion and fire occurred on the... Read More

Tags: Halliburton , new lawsuit filings , oil spill , Deepwater Horizon , Transocean , Litigation , lawsuit , BP

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

Alabama Beachfront Property Owners File Class Action Against BP
Posted on 4 Jun 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

MOBILE, Ala. - Owners of beachfront and coastal property in Alabama on June 3 filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama here on behalf of themselves and others like them who have suffered damage to their... Read More

Tags: Halliburton , Stephen Dampier , new lawsuit filings , oil spill , class action , Gulf of Mexico oil spill , Deepwater Horizon , Alabama , Gulf Oil Spill Litigation Group , Transocean , Litigation , lawsuit , Cameron , BP , torts , Gulf of Mexico

Transportation Authority Sues BP, Officers Over Pension Fund Losses
Posted on 4 Jun 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

WILMINGTON, Del. - The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) on May 21 sued BP, its subsidiaries, its officers and its partners in the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling project for losses on BP stock in its pension fund since the massive... Read More

Tags: SEPTA , Halliburton , Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority , new lawsuit filings , oil spill , pension plan , Gulf of Mexico oil spill , Deepwater Horizon , Anthony B. Hayward , Transocean , Litigation , lawsuit , Chimicles & Tikellis , Cameron , BP , torts , Gulf of Mexico