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Coast Guard cites Transocean failures in BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill

A new 288-page report by the U.S. Coast Guard focuses mainly on negligence by Transocean that caused the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010. The report also describes failures by, among others, the Coast … Continue reading

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April 20 deadline to preserve right to sue Transocean

Anyone who suffered injury or financial loss from the BP oil spill must file a short form with the federal court in New Orleans if they want to preserve the right to sue one of the major defendants in the case, … Continue reading

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Gulf oil spill lawyers

As the oil slick from the BP oil drilling disaster in the Gulf of Mexico nears the Florida coast and Pensacola beaches, lawyers say the legal issues are numerous and complex. Experts currently estimate the oil slick damage will reach … Continue reading

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Science forum on BP oil spill [video]

BP Oil Spill: Public Science Forum [Pensacola Beach, FL - 5/8/10] from Warren Price on Vimeo. In the wake of the BP oil rig explosion, the Gulf Coast community faces many unanswered questions about the probable forecast of the oil … Continue reading

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BP spill hurts hotels, shrimpers, fishermen, tour boat captains, fisheries, and more

USA Today reports on BP oil spill threat to numerous businesses, of all types, along the Gulf Coast, discussing “tens of thousands of Gulf Coast business owners and workers whose livelihoods have been or could be hurt by the oil … Continue reading

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Pensacola lawyers file class action against BP Oil, Transocean, Haliburton, and Cameron Intl. Corp.

A commercial fisherman has brought a class action lawsuit against BP, Transocean, Cameron International Corporation, and Haliburton Energy Services to seek compensation and damages for destruction of local fishing businesses caused by the explosion and oil leak from oil drilling … Continue reading

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