In a case that centered on a new type of legal claim for latent injuries, the U.S. 5thCircuit Court of Appeals found that BP was, in fact, an additional insured that could be covered by policies held by a cleanup company. But two insurance policies could not be combined to satisfy the...
Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the government's point man on the BP spill response, says there also needs to be a reevaluation of existing contingency plans. That should include a look at what people think about the role that responsible parties should have in the cleanup effort, and...
The spill soiled sensitive tidal estuaries and beaches, killed wildlife and closed vast areas of the Gulf to commercial fishing. The suits consolidated in federal court in New Orleans were filed by fishermen who lost work, cleanup workers who got sick and others who claimed harm from the oil g...
as it did after the Exxon Valdez and Amoco Cadiz oil spills, creating a secondary disaster for those affected. The Star also notes that no ruling has been made on a medical settlement for cleanup workers and others who say exposure
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In reality of course, the hit to BP’s earnings will be far lumpier. The cleanup has already cost around $1 billion in actual cash. The final bill will be much higher. There will also be the eventual cost of compensating local businesses, legal damages, and potentially even costs for lo...
Deepwater Horizon oil spill - Cleanup, Environmental Impact, BP: Various cleanup efforts were coordinated by a group of government agencies headed by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Environmental Protection Agency.