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16 Nov 2012, 5:00 am
British Petroleum agreed to plead guilty to felony charges and pay $4.5 billion in penalties to the U.S., including $1.26 billion in criminal fines, stemming from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, while separately the Department of Justice announced indictments of two BP supervisors in connection with the disaster See related RegBlog post.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested new legislation to address the regulation of compounding pharmacies in the wake of meningitis… [read post]
23 Sep 2010, 9:01 am
In connection with recent British Petroleum disaster, Thornhill Law Firm has submitted the following information for consideration by the Court for leadership positions: 1. [read post]
8 Oct 2006, 8:34 pm
It will be interesting to see if British Petroleum appeals his ruling to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. [read post]
26 Jan 2015, 8:49 am
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] on Monday denied certiorari [order list, PDF] in an appeal by David Rainey, a former British Petroleum (BP) [company website] executive. [read post]
9 Aug 2010, 12:49 pm
[JURIST] British Petroleum (BP) [corporate website] and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] on Monday announced [DOJ press release; BP press release] the completion of negotiations over the implementation of a $20 billion fund [JURIST report] to aid victims of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] in the Gulf of Mexico. [read post]
3 Apr 2012, 7:50 am
. “Back in 2008, Barack Obama was the top recipient of donations from British Petroleum. [read post]
5 Apr 2013, 7:00 am
Remaining defendants in the case include British Petroleum PLC, rig owner Transocean Ltd., and cement contractor Halliburton. [read post]
17 Jul 2011, 9:12 am
[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Friday dismissed [order, PDF] consolidated racketeering claims against British Petroleum (BP) [corporate website] in connection with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. [read post]
4 Jun 2012, 10:46 am
[JURIST] The Federal Arbitration Court in Tyumen on Monday ordered a new hearing in a lower court in a lawsuit against British Petroleum (BP) [corporate website]. [read post]
11 Jul 2012, 3:50 pm
The most recent issue of LawNow Magazine takes a look at corporate social responsibility.Feature articles examine corruption, the complexity in determining what is and what is not corporate social responsibility, as well as three (3) cases: the British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon disaster, Calgary-based Niko Resources (bribery case in Bangladesh) and Chevron's legal battles over environmental destruction in the Ecuadorian Amazon region.Here is the full table of contents. [read post]
21 Jun 2010, 7:30 am
In a recent poll conducted by CBS News, 70% of respondents disapproved of how British Petroleum is handling the Gulf oil spill. [read post]
15 Dec 2010, 11:48 am
[JURIST] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] filed suit [complaint text; press release] Wednesday against units of British Petroleum (BP) [corporate website] and several other companies over the April Deepwater Horizon oil spill [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive], which resulted in an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico. [read post]
29 May 2010, 12:25 am
If I were, I'd be asking Congress to freeze all of the assets of British Petroleum in the United States. [read post]
28 Dec 2011, 6:28 am
[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the District of Alaska [official website] on Tuesday dismissed the petition of federal prosecutors, finding that British Petroleum (BP) [corporate website; JURIST news archive] was not negligent in a 2009 oil spill. [read post]
5 Aug 2010, 5:54 am
[JURIST] Oil company British Petroleum (BP) [corporate website] was sued Tuesday in a $10 billion class action lawsuit [complaint, PDF] over a toxic chemical leak that lasted for 40 days at its refinery in Texas City, TX. [read post]
4 Mar 2014, 8:29 am
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] 2-1 Monday that British Petroleum (BP) [corporate website] must adhere to the terms of its Deepwater Horizon [BBC backgrounder] oil spill settlement agreement with Gulf businesses and pay for damages regardless of whether causation can be proved. [read post]
25 Oct 2007, 4:08 pm
[JURIST] British Petroleum (BP) [corporate website] will pay approximately $373 million in fines and restitution to settle three separate claims [press release] against the corporation, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said Thursday. [read post]
11 Jan 2011, 2:48 pm
The report highlights mistakes made by British Petroleum (BP), as well as its partners Haliburton and Transocean [corporate websites], as the starting point that allowed the spill to take place, and finishes with recommendations based on those oversights. [read post]
18 Apr 2012, 10:53 am
[JURIST] British Petroleum (BP) [corporate website] and a group of plaintiffs' attorneys sought preliminary approval [BP press release] from a federal judge on Wednesday on a settlement agreement between the oil company and individuals and businesses adversely affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. [read post]
27 Jan 2012, 1:21 pm
[JURIST] Judge Carl Barber of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana [official website] Thursday issued an order [text, PDF] that British Petroleum (BP) [corporate website] will be held liable for a portion of the damages owed by Transocean [corporate website] stemming from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. [read post]
