BP, oil spill victims fight over venue for court casesSimon Shifrin
Petroleum services industry (Cases) Oil spills (Cases)Pub Date: 03/01/2012 Publication: Name: Information Management Journal Publisher: Association of Records Managers & Administrators (ARMA) Audience: Trade Format: Magazine/Journal Subject: Business; Computers and office automation industries; Library ...
Under Florida law, BP oil spill litigation cases will need to be filed within four years. The amount of time that you have left to get your claim filed will depend on the specific details of your case. Make sure that the statute of limitations does not become an issue for you and your...
Justice Samuel Alito, who has previously disclosed investments in energy companies, didn't participate in the case. The Supreme Court's decision doesn't address the merits of the climate claims, but it gives oil and gas companies a fresh chance to steer litigation toward the federal court ...
Group, which has lost hundreds of cases against BP, is pursuing appeals in two federal circuit courts, hoping they’ll rule district judges have misconstrued the level of proof needed for toxic exposure cases. One of those judges said the issue is “very ripe for the Supreme Court ...
After the court's decision to ratify the deal was announced, BP's share price surged more than 2 percent to $45.21. One shouldn't read too much into it, since energy stocks were up across the board because of rising oil prices. And markets are said to like certainty, so this deal pu...
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Meanwhile, aDutch court has orderedRoyal Dutch Shell(NYSE:RDS.A) to cut its greenhouse gas emissions harder and faster than it had previously planned. Whereas climate change issues are the presumptive reasons behind the latest wave of investor revolts at the oil and gas giants, lurking beneath...
The U.S. Justice Department is expected to join civil lawsuits stemming from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. By joining the private litigation, Justice Department officials will play a major role in the coming trial. Attorneys for private party plaintiffs are expected to consolidate their cases by...
The oil group said: “BP believes that the pipeline companies (and the BP companies holding minority interests in the pipelines), have fulfilled their obligations, both from a legal and a corporate social responsibility standpoint. “The landowners neighbouring the rights of way of the Ocensa and...