US Gulf spill judge says never too early to settle Reuters N) and its partners as a result of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill urged the parties on Thursday to consider an agreement to avoid a trial. … BP Sued by Mexican States Over Gulf Oil Spill DamageBusinessWeek Gulf Oil SpillNational Geographic Total Sees Delays After BP SpillWall Street Journal MarketWatch –Washington Times –Bloomberg all 3,435 news articles »
BP Asks Judge to First Send Oil Spill Claimants to Administrator Feinberg Bloomberg BP's request is opposed by spill victims. The case is In re Oil Spill by the Oil Rig Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010, 2:10-md-2179 … Element of BP claims process to be reviewedThe Associated Press Gulf Coast Residents in Financial Dire Straits, Waiting for BP ClaimsThe Washington Independent Oil spill claims administrator gets earful from frustrated crowdWWL Newsinferno.com –Press-Register – al.com (blog) –CBS 47 all 520 news articles »
Judge blocks motion to dismiss lawsuit against deepwater drilling ban CNN A six-month moratorium was first issued by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar in May after the April 20 explosion of the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon that … Judge rules against US government on oil drillingReuters India
Deepwater Horizon contractor drops bid to replace Barbier as MDL judge The Louisiana Record (blog) Cameron, blowout prevention contractor on the Deepwater Horizon rig, moved on Aug. 20 to withdraw a recusal motion it filed in June. …
Cameron Can't Delay Retrieval of Oil Rig Blowout Preventer, Judge Rules Bloomberg The case is In re Oil Spill by the Oil Rig “Deepwater Horizon” in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010, 2179, US District Court, Eastern District of … Rigs' drilling parts lack third-party endorsementsThe Associated Press Sector Update: Energy Lower, BP Blames Engineers for Oil SpillNASDAQ Strong Buys Among Oil StocksForbes (blog) Wall Street Journal –BNET (blog) –SUNY-ESF Headlines all 840 news articles »
Retired US District judge and Coast Guard Captain to join Deepwater Horizon… Channel 6 News Online WASHINGTON DC (BNO NEWS) – Retired US District Judge Wayne R. Andersen and US Coast Guard Captain Mark R. Higgins will join the Deepwater Horizon Joint …
"Judge Barbier on panel at trial lawyer maritime conference" Point of Law Judge Barbier, the MDL judge for Deepwater Horizon (BP) oil spill cases, spoke today at a Louisiana trial-lawyer conference. Nothing inherently wrong with … New Orleans Judge Picked to Handle Gulf Spill SuitNPR New Orleans will host deepwater horizon oil spill litigationLexology (registration) Spill claims to test limits of BP's liabilityFinancial Times Houston Chronicle –Courthouse News Service –Legalbrief (subscription) all 254 news articles »
New Orleans Judge Picked to Handle Gulf Spill Suit NPR A judicial panel has decided that the 300 plus lawsuits filed after the Deepwater Horizon blowout will be handled by a federal judge in New Orleans. … New Orleans will host deepwater horizon oil spill litigationLexology (registration) Spill claims to test limits of BP's liabilityFinancial Times Legal oil spill work is heading to New OrleansHouston Chronicle Courthouse News Service –Times-Journal –The Louisiana Record (blog) all 243 news articles »
New Orleans judge to handle most Gulf spill suits The Associated Press … filed against BP PLC and other companies over the Gulf oil spill, in a move that should please many of the plaintiffs' lawyers and their clients. … BP Gulf–Spill Lawsuits Consolidated in New OrleansBloomberg Big Gulf Spill Litigation Gets Sent to the Big EasyWall Street Journal (blog) BP spill lawsuits in one courtSydney Morning Herald Edmonton Journal –WEAR –Reuters Africa all 122 news articles »
26 June 2010: More info on the oil impacting Pensacola Beach, Florida. Vice President Joe Biden will be visiting Pensacola or nearby areas in 3 days. Tropical Storm Alex soon to be in the Gulf of Mexico, but probably will not impact oil spill. US District Judge Martin Feldman’s absurd decision to overturn the deepwater drilling moratorium.