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Oil Spills
BP Claims Progress in Containing Oil Spill, But Crude Still Flowing
Jun 7, 2010
| Parker Waichman LLP
BP reported some progress in containing the Deepwater Horizon oil spill over the weekend, saying Saturday that its latest fix had captured 10,500...
BP Caps Well, Says Some Oil Being Captured
Jun 4, 2010
| Parker Waichman LLP
BP finally has a containment dome over the Deepwater Horizon oil well, and says it is capturing some of the crude gushing into the Gulf of Mexico....
BP Turns to Giant Shears in Latest Attempt to Stem Oil Spill
Jun 3, 2010
| Parker Waichman LLP
Following a setback yesterday, BP has resumed its latest attempt to contain the massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Meanwhile, the oil...
Study Finds Oil From Deepwater Horizon Spill Could Reach East coast
Jun 3, 2010
| Parker Waichman LLP
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill has already polluted more than 100 miles of the Louisiana coastline, and has started coming ashore in Alabama and...
Feds Conducting Criminal Probe of Gulf Oil Spill
Jun 2, 2010
| Parker Waichman LLP
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is now the subject of a criminal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder...
BP Top Kill Procedure Fails, Well Could Spew Oil Until August
Jun 1, 2010
| Parker Waichman LLP
BP admitted over the weekend that its “top kill” effort to cap the Deepwater Horizon oil well had failed. Even as the oil giant readied...
Gulf Oil Spill Workers Hospitalized, Restraining Order Sought
Jun 1, 2010
| Parker Waichman LLP
Last week, several fishermen working to cleanup the Deepwater Horizon oil spill were hospitalized. The workers, who had been working on boats off the...
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Could Lead to Criminal Charges
Jun 1, 2010
| Parker Waichman LLP
BP and others responsible for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill could eventually face criminal charges over the disaster. Today, President Barack Obama...
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Worst in U.S. History
May 28, 2010
| Parker Waichman LLP
It has now been confirmed that BP and the federal government severely underestimated the true extent of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Yesterday, a...
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Prompts Health Worries for Cleanup Crews
May 28, 2010
| Parker Waichman LLP
Gulf Coast oil spill cleanup workers are falling ill. According to the Los Angeles Times, many of the workers – mostly fisherman left...
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