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Judge: Websites Are Misleading Oil Spill Claimants
Judge: Websites Are Misleading Oil Spill Claimants
Judge: Websites Are Misleading Oil Spill Claimants
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge presiding over a proposed class-action settlement of BP oil spill claims says two websites can mislead visitors into believing they are filing official claims. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier on Thursday ordered the operator of the sites — bpclaims...
Owners Of BP Rig Want To Talk To Witness Before Trial
Owners Of BP Rig Want To Talk To Witness Before Trial
Owners Of BP Rig Want To Talk To Witness Before Trial
Lawyers for the owners of the drilling rig that exploded at the start of the BP spill are asking a judge to make a key witness talk to them before their trial. Attorneys for Transocean want to interview Donald Vidrine, who was BP's well site leader when the well blew April 20, 2010.
Transocean Claims Indemnity Under BP Contract
Transocean Claims Indemnity Under BP Contract
Transocean Claims Indemnity Under BP Contract
Transocean Limited, the company that owned the drilling rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico last year, is arguing that its contract with BP shields it from having to pay for the largest offshore spill in the nation's history.
BP And Other Companies Cited Over Gulf Oil Spill
BP And Other Companies Cited Over Gulf Oil Spill
BP And Other Companies Cited Over Gulf Oil Spill
Federal regulators have cited oil company BP PLC and two other companies — Transocean Ltd. and Halliburton — for alleged safety and environmental violations stemming from last year's rig explosion and massive oil spill in the Gulf.
Gulf Oil Spill Probe
Gulf Oil Spill Probe
Gulf Oil Spill Probe
WASHINGTON — People familiar with the investigation of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill say manslaughter and perjury are among the possible violations being explored by Justice Department investigators.
Rig Owner Refuses To Honor Oil Spill Subpoenas
Rig Owner Refuses To Honor Oil Spill Subpoenas
Rig Owner Refuses To Honor Oil Spill Subpoenas
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The owner of the rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico is refusing to honor subpoenas from a federal board that has challenged the company's involvement in monitoring the testing of a key piece of equipment that failed to stop the oil spill disaster.
Reilly: Oil Industry Must Police Self
Reilly: Oil Industry Must Police Self
Reilly: Oil Industry Must Police Self
The co-chairman of a presidential commission on the Gulf oil spill says there is widespread belief that "breathtakingly inept" mistakes by BP, Haliburton and Transocean led to the disaster.