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Oil Spill Litigation News: EPA On BP Dispersants, New Suits & More
Posted on 5 Aug 2010 by Tom Hagy

Courtesy of HB Litigation Conferences' Oil Litigation & Insurance Report. Details and subscription info at www.LitigationConferences.com . Here are brief takes on just some of the stories we're working on for HB's Oil Spill Litigation... Read More

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EPA Releases First Round Of Peer Review Toxicity Testing Data For 8 Oil Dispersants
Posted on 2 Jul 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The US Environmental Protection Agency has released peer reviewed results from the first round of its own independent toxicity testing on eight oil dispersants. EPA conducted testing to ensure that decisions about ongoing dispersant... Read More

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Thoughts From The HB Litigation Conference On BP Oil Spill, Developing Legal, Insurance Issues
Posted on 29 Jun 2010 by johnlwatkins

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... Read More

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