Attorney General Buddy Caldwell asks state court to order BP to produce information
File photoAttorney General Buddy CaldwellLouisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell, alleging that BP has not cooperated with state agencies investigating the ongoing Gulf oil spill, has asked a state court to order the British oil giant and several of its subsidiaries to produce… Read more on New Orleans Times-Picayune
LA Attorney General Asking to Boost His Budget For Lawsuits Over Oil Spill
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Attorney General Buddy Caldwell is asking state lawmakers to boost his budget by million over two years and to broaden his authority to hire outside attorneys so he can prepare for a lawsuit over the Gulf oil spill. Caldwell has yet to say who he’ll sue or when he’ll file such a lawsuit. “At some point in the future we’re going to sue. They might come to us and have a … Read more on KATC 3 Lafayette
The class action lawyer feeding frenzy that is occurring in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida is covered in part three of this special series from The Legal Broadcast Network. This is hardly the professions finest hour as groups of mass tort and environmental law firms battle to not only sign up clients, but maneuver to gain control over the litigation and the public relations battle as to the proper legal approach. It is an unseemly battle featuring some of the biggest names in mass torts and class action law and Attorney Rick Kuykendalls perspective is one of a 30 year veteran of these cases and as a Gulf coast resident and native.
Fla. Attorney General Blasts Obama Administration
Florida Attorney General Bill MCollum, who is running for the GOP nomination for governor, took a swipe at both BP and the Obama administration Friday for their handling of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Read more on Local 10 Miami
Environmental lawyer, Rick Kuykendall of Fairhope, AL joins Legal Broadcast Network to discuss the BP Oil Spill disaster and the legal issues surrounding this environmental disaster. BP has huge legal and liability issues and Rick Kuykendall is one of the nations leading lawyers and is part of the Gulf Oil Disaster Recovery Group, a consortium of the nations leading environmental and liability attorneys. This two part discussion looks at how the BP Oil disaster occurred, what is happening right now on the clean up, as well as the political and legal issues surrounding the clean up as well. If you are a property owner, fisherman, lawyer or concerned citizen looking to learn more about the BP Oil spill, watch these two videos and go to Legal Broadcast Network each week for further updates and news.
Attorney seeks consolidation of over 100 Gulf of Mexico oil spill lawsuits
Attorney Daniel E. Becnel Jr.An attorney is asking a federal judicial panel to quickly consolidate more than 100 lawsuits filed against BP and other companies responsible for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Louisiana lawyer Daniel Becnel says… Read more on New Orleans Times-Picayune
Attorney seeks consolidation of 100-plus Gulf oil spill lawsuits
MIAMI — An attorney is asking a federal judicial panel to quickly consolidate more than 100 lawsuits filed against BP and other companies responsible for the massive Gulf oil spill. Read more on Mobile Press-Register
Attorney wants BP probation revoked
The firm that litigated cases stemming from the 2005 explosions at BP’s Texas City refinery wants the company’s probation to be revoked.
BP Oil Spill, a special series with Attorney Frederick "Rick" Kuykendall Legal Broadcast Network (blog) The oil industry, like the financial industry, asked the citizens that populate the Gulf coast to trust them with our most valuable resource and they …
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