The U.S. Department of Justice has joined the hundreds of lawsuits that have been filed as a result of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the largest in U.S. history. The following is a summary of the legal cases stemming …
An Alaska judge has dismissed the state’s claim that BP owes several hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenues the state claims it lost when the Prudhoe Bay oil field was partially shut down in 2006 because of a …
The U.S. Justice Department is expected to announce as early as Wednesday its first significant legal action stemming from the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a federal government source familiar with the matter said. The source said …
The agency in charge of paying Gulf of Mexico oil spill claims is requesting information from casinos that could lead to payments to hundreds of gambling employees previously denied damage claims, the head of an industry trade group says. Beverly …
The administrator of BP Plc’s $20 billion fund to compensate U.S. Gulf Coast residents affected by the oil spill said Monday he would speed up the process by offering quick payments to those who waive their right to sue. The …
President Barack Obama should intervene to stop the $20 billion BP oil spill compensation fund from depriving claimants of their rights, Alabama Governor Bob Riley said Monday, calling the way the fund was operating “extortion.” The fund, set up by …
A major developer on the Alabama coast will receive $37.2 million from oil giant BP to settle claims over the impact the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster had on the company’s large beachfront luxury condominium development. The deal came after …
The administrator of the $20-billion fund created by BP Plc to compensate Gulf of Mexico oil spill victims has announced plans for processing final payments. Kenneth Feinberg said in a news release that claimants have a choice: a lump sum …
$25 Million Amount to be paid by Exxon Mobil Corp as part of a settlement to clean up a decades-old oil spill in New York City. The settlement requires Exxon to conduct a comprehensive cleanup of its Greenpoint facility in …
$42 Million The amount a Kentucky jury awarded to the family of a 92-year old man who died after nine days in a nursing home because the staff neglected him. The nursing home said it plans to appeal. $80 Million …
