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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’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

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

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 Witnesses Harpoon BP, Transocean, Halliburton

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 3/7/2013

Two expert witnesses testified today in the civil trial against oil company BP and its contractors, Transocean and Halliburton, listing the critical errors they say contributed to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig...more

BP Falsified Data to Drill Doomed Oil Well, Expert Says

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 3/1/2013

An oil well drilling expert testified today that oil company BP “played fast and loose” with government safety regulations by falsifying the well pressure data it presented to federal regulators. Dr. Alan Huffman, a...more

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