deepwater horizon

BP Deepwater Horizon Securities Suit, Though Narrowed, Survives Dismissal Motion

Kevin LaCroix
February 14, 2012 08:04

In the wake of the disastrous April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, BP was hit with a wave of litigation from plaintiffs asserting claims of personal injury, wrongful death and property damage. The claimants also included BP shareholders raising allegations that they had been misled regarding BP...

BP Deepwater Horizon Derivative Suit Dismissed in Favor of English Forum

Kevin LaCroix
September 19, 2011 08:30

A wave of litigation followed in the wake of the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Among this litigation were several shareholder derivative suits filed against certain directors and officers of BP and of its U.S. subsidiary. At the time these cases first arose, I asked whether or not...

Environmental whistleblowers' options while waiting for the gold standard

Richard Renner
July 15, 2011 20:19

My colleague, Lindsey Williams, is today's guest blogger on Bridge the Gulf.  Bridge the Gulf is a citizen journalism project dedicated to saving communities on the Gulf Coast. Today, Lindsey is marking the one-year anniversary of the day the Deepwater Horizon oil well was finally...

Washington's Legislative Response to the "Deepwater Horizon" Wellhead Blowout

July 12, 2011 03:16

The Washington State House of Representatives is considering Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1186 as a result of the "DEEPWATER HORIZON" wellhead blowout, explosion, and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  The Bill is in response to any potential threat of a major spill to...

Transocean’s quiet risk panel & push for immunity

April 06, 2011 14:01

Could it be that, in the outrage over the safety bonuses awarded to top executives at Transocean (RIG), two other striking parts of the company’s proxy go largely overlooked? Transocean, of course, is the offshore drilling contractor that owned the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig that burst...