Deepwater Horizon

Negotiating Additional Insured Provisions in the Wake of the Deepwater Horizon Decision

by King & Spalding on 5/10/2013

Companies should re-examine their approach to additional insured provisions in their business contracts and insurance policies in light of the Fifth Circuit’s recent decision in In re Deepwater Horizon, 710 F.3d 338 (5th Cir....more

BP Unable To Block Oil Spill Claim Payments

by John Schifino | Burr & Forman on 4/29/2013

On March 15, 2013, BP asked United States District Court Judge Carl Barbier, Jr. to block the Deepwater Horizon claims administrator from awarding “business economic losses” that BP contends are “fictitious” claims for...more

BP Exec Defends Safety Record in Combative Trial Testimony

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 4/12/2013

An executive with oil giant BP steadfastly defended the company’s commitment to safety while testifying today in the civil trial over the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. BP’s Neil Shaw delivered testimony that grew...more

BP’s First Defense Witness Gives Contradictory Testimony

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 4/9/2013

Oil giant BP launched its defense today in the civil trial over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, calling to the stand an offshore drilling expert who testified that BP adhered to industry standards throughout the...more

BP Could Have Stopped Gulf Oil Spill on Day 2, Says Expert

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 4/4/2013

Oil giant BP could have stopped the massive 2010 oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico just two days after the blowout aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, an expert witness testified today in the civil trial over the spill....more

BP Warned of Subpar Cement Plan Before Deepwater Horizon Blast

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 3/28/2013

BP officials overseeing the Deepwater Horizon oil rig were warned that their cement pumping plan could result in an improperly sealed well, but they moved ahead with the job anyway, a witness testified today in the civil...more

Transocean Exec Says Deepwater Horizon Was in ‘Good Condition’

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 3/27/2013

An executive for the owner of the doomed Deepwater Horizon oil rig testified today that though the rig was “not flawless” when it experienced a blowout and explosion that killed 11 workers, “overall it was in really good...more

Fifth Circuit Reverses District Court in Deepwater Horizon Insurance Coverage Litigation and Grants BP Unlimited Access to...

by John Ellison, Jean Farrell, John Shugrue | Reed Smith on 3/27/2013

On March 1, 2013, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in In re Deepwater Horizon, No. 12-30230, 2013 WL 776354 (5th Cir. March 1, 2013), held that BP PLC ("BP") can access...more

Sea Monsters Two Years After Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

by Perry Draper Law on 3/27/2013

These aren’t just old fishermen’s tales. More than two years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, local Gulf Coast fishers are seeing eyeless fish and shrimp, festering sores and tumors on catches and other mutations in...more

Judge Dismisses Some Claims, But BP Trial Goes On

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 3/21/2013

U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier dismissed claims today against the contractor that supplied oil giant BP with drilling fluid, but denied most other dismissal requests from defendants in the civil trial over the Deepwater...more

Judge Shoots Down BP’s Request to Drop Gross Negligence Charge

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 3/19/2013

As soon as plaintiffs’ attorneys in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill trial called their last witness, an attorney for BP asked U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier to dismiss charges that the oil giant committed “gross...more

5th Circuit Holds Additional Insured Coverage Not Limited by Contract

by Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP on 3/15/2013

In its March 1, 2013 decision in In re Deepwater Horizon, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 4512 (5th Cir. Mar. 1, 2013), the Fifth Circuit had occasion to consider the extent to which an insurer’s coverage obligations to an additional...more

Expert Testifies Deepwater Horizon ‘Not Seaworthy’

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 3/15/2013

Wrapping up the third week of testimony in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill trial, marine engineering expert Edward Geoffrey Webster testified that the rig was out of compliance with international and federal safety...more

Deepwater Horizon Worker Missed Critical Blowout Warning

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 3/14/2013

A Halliburton employee who survived the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion testified today that he failed to act upon signals that the Macondo well was unstable, but doesn’t believe he did anything wrong....more

Halliburton Accused of Destroying Evidence in Oil Spill Trial

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 3/12/2013

A Halliburton executive was questioned today over allegations that his company destroyed evidence related to the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion of 2010, but insisted he was not personally involved in any coverup....more

TRANSACTIONAL: Corporate / London: The UK’s response to Macondo: Government response to independent review of UK offshore...

by King & Spalding on 3/11/2013

On 20 April 2010, Transocean’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig working on BP’s Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico exploded. The human tragedies, together with the environmental, social, and economic costs inevitably led the...more

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Negotiating Additional Insured Provisions in the Wake of the Deepwater Horizon Decision

BP Unable To Block Oil Spill Claim Payments

BP Exec Defends Safety Record in Combative Trial Testimony

BP’s First Defense Witness Gives Contradictory Testimony

BP Could Have Stopped Gulf Oil Spill on Day 2, Says Expert

BP Warned of Subpar Cement Plan Before Deepwater Horizon Blast

Transocean Exec Says Deepwater Horizon Was in ‘Good Condition’

Fifth Circuit Reverses District Court in Deepwater Horizon Insurance Coverage Litigation and Grants BP Unlimited Access to...

Sea Monsters Two Years After Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Judge Dismisses Some Claims, But BP Trial Goes On

Judge Shoots Down BP’s Request to Drop Gross Negligence Charge

5th Circuit Holds Additional Insured Coverage Not Limited by Contract

Expert Testifies Deepwater Horizon ‘Not Seaworthy’

Deepwater Horizon Worker Missed Critical Blowout Warning

Halliburton Accused of Destroying Evidence in Oil Spill Trial

TRANSACTIONAL: Corporate / London: The UK’s response to Macondo: Government response to independent review of UK offshore...

Expert Witnesses Harpoon BP, Transocean, Halliburton

Indirect Costs of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill May Be Reimbursed

BP Knew of Earthquake at Doomed Oil Well, Expert Says

Research Shows Impact Two Years After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

BP’s Internal Investigation Left Crucial Stones Unturned

BP Falsified Data to Drill Doomed Oil Well, Expert Says

BP Guilty of ‘Egregious’ Failures, Says Safety Expert

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