Beasley Allen attorney Rhon Jones to speak at BP Oil Spill settlement seminar...
Beasley Allen shareholder Rhon Jones will be the featured presenter at a seminar for Montgomery area attorneys that will discuss the BP Oil Spill settlement. The seminar is scheduled for Thursday, July...
View ArticleDoes your business qualify for compensation under BP Oil Spill settlement?
A furniture store qualified for $150k; a veterinarian will receive $80k; a construction company is eligible for $5 million. They aren't what most people think of as a typical business hurt by the April...
View ArticleBP announces resolution of criminal and securities claims related to...
BP announces agreement with U.S. government, subject to court approval, to resolve all federal criminal charges and all claims by the SEC against the company stemming from the Deepwater Horizon...
View ArticleBP again aims to discredit oil-spill claims, terms of agreement
BP placed ads in national newspapers ahead of another hearing to determine whether payments being made to oil-spill claimants are inflated and fictitious, as the oil giant alleges they are. Continue...
View ArticleAppeals court affirms BP Oil Spill Settlement agreement
On Friday, Jan. 10, a panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed federal Judge Carl Barbier’s ruling approving the multi-billion dollar settlement agreement between BP Plc and businesses...
View ArticleAftermath of BP Oil Spill still sending ripples through Gulf Coast...
The disaster that destroyed BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil platform, killed 11 workers and dumped billions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico happened four years ago, on April 20. 2010. Continue...
View ArticleJudge rules BP’s reckless conduct and gross negligence were responsible for...
Today U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier ruled BP was guilty of reckless conduct and gross negligence in the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the largest oil spill disaster in U.S. history. The...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court upholds BP Oil Spill Settlement Agreement
With its ruling, the Supreme Court held that BP must stand by its word and honor the multi-billion dollar settlement agreement that the oil giant itself helped draft and then approved in March 2012...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court rejects BP, Andarko’s final appeal; companies are liable...
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear appeals from BP and Anadarko Petroleum Corp., who challenged a lower court’s decision that kept them liable for civil penalties under the federal Clean Water...
View ArticleState of Alabama announces $2 billion agreement in principle to settle BP oil...
The agreement in principle to resolve all claims against BP means more than $2 billion dollars is expected for Alabama to address economic losses and natural resource damages resulting from the April...
View ArticleGovernment entities in Gulf Coast region receive BP settlement funds
Government entities throughout the Gulf Coast region will receive funds as a result of BP’s $18.7 billion settlement to resolve economic and natural resource damages resulting from 2010 oil spill....
View ArticleBeasley Allen helps State of Alabama recover $20 million from Transocean for...
Governor Robert Bentley announced the State of Alabama settled its claims against Transocean for damages caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. For this settlement, the State...
View ArticleFinal approval granted for $20 billion BP settlement for states affected by...
U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier granted final approval to $20-billion settlement for states impacted by 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Gulf of Mexico. Continue reading →
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