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Halliburton Agrees To Pay $1.1 Billion To Resolve Most Gulf Oil Spill Claims
Posted on 3 Sep 2014 by Shane Dilworth

NEW ORLEANS — (Mealey’s) Halliburton Energy Services Inc. (HESI), the company that was responsible for cement work for the Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico, on Sept. 2 filed an agreement in Louisiana federal court under which it will pay... Read More

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New Orleans Gets Oil Spill MDL; MDL Panel Transfers 77 Suits To Judge Barbier
Posted on 11 Aug 2010 by HB Litigation Conferences

Courtesy of HB Litigation Conference's Oil Spill Litigation & Insurance Coverage Report New Orleans as been selected as the site of the oil spill litigation, according to an order issued Aug. 10, 2010, by the Panel on Multidistrict Litigation... Read More

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