BP OIL SPILL

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BP, contractors start trial for worst U.S. offshore spill

By Kristen Hays
NEW ORLEANS | Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:14pm EST
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(Reuters) - A long-awaited trial over the biggest U.S. offshore oil spill began on Monday, with governments, businesses and individuals blaming BP Plc mostly for the 2010 disaster that killed 11 rig workers and spilled 4 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
 
"Not only was it within BP's power to prevent the tragedy, it was its responsibility," Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Underhill said at the trial over legal culpability for the blowout and spill.

The trial is being held with no jury before Judge Carl Barbier at federal court in New Orleans.
more @link
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/25/us-bp-trial-idUSBRE91O0KD20130225

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United States District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
MDL No. 2179
IN RE: OIL SPILL by the OIL RIG "DEEPWATER HORIZON"
in the GULF OF MEXICO, on APRIL 20, 2010


Current Developments
Last Updated: 03/12/2013
Public Access to Trial Materials: Pursuant to the Court's Order of Feb. 22, 2013 (Rec. Doc. 8671), the public may access certain trial materials by visiting   www.mdl2179trialdocs.com.

MDL No. 2179 trial docs
http://www.mdl2179trialdocs.com/index.php


Current Developments
Last Updated: 03/12/2013
pdfs and docs
http://www.laed.uscourts.gov/OilSpill/OilSpill.htm


BP site
MDL 2179 In re: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig "Deepwater Horizon" in Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010 – Official Court-Authorized Website.
http://www.deepwaterhorizonsettlements.com/

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guess it is always about the $$$$


Halliburton shares up despite destroying evidence
 Adam Shell, USA TODAY 10:34 a.m. EDT July 26, 2013

 
Halliburton shares rise despite guilty plea related to destroying evidence in 2010 oil spill in Gulf of Mexico.
NEW YORK — Wall Street is shrugging off news that oil services firm Halliburton has admitted to destroying evidence related to the environmentally damaging 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, pushing shares up more than 3.8% in early trading.

After the market close Thursday, Halliburton said it will plead guilty to the criminal charged filed by the Justice Department and pay a fine of $200,000. It also made a voluntary contribution of $55 million to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
more
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2013/07/26/halliburton-shares-rise-despite-admitting-to-destroying-oil-spill-evidence/2589085/

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http://www.local15tv.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wpmi_bp-ask-federal-judge-suspend-settlement-payments-1438.shtml
BP Asks Federal Judge to Suspend Settlement Program
August 7, 2013



MOBILE, Ala.  (WPMI) – BP said it has uncovered fraud and conflicts of interest inside the settlement program following the 2010 Oil Spill Disaster. BP attorneys outlined the allegations in a court filing on Monday. It asks a federal judge to temporarily suspend settlement payments during an independent investigation of the Court Supervised Settlement Program. The Oil Giants said two employees at a claim center in Mobile helped people file fraudulent claims. The company credits its fraud hotline for catching it and said it hopes the judge will grant its request to enter a preliminary injunction.
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Oh my gosh, it's Louis Freeh again!

http://www.live5news.com/story/23050394/bp-cites-new-fraud-allegations-in-spill-settlement
BP cites new fraud allegations in spill settlement
August 5, 2013

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - BP says it has uncovered new allegations of fraud and conflicts of interest inside the settlement program that has awarded billions of dollars to Gulf Coast businesses and residents following the company's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

In a federal court filing Monday, BP renewed its request for a judge to temporarily suspend settlement payments while former FBI Director Louis Freeh leads an independent investigation of the court-supervised settlement program.
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