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South Florida Residents File Class Action Lawsuit Against BP

Tar patties and tar balls washed up on the Florida Panhandle shoreline recently, indicating that BP PLC's latest attempt to seal off its ruptured wellhead wasn't as effective as the company had hoped. The British Broadcasting Company reported that Admiral... Read more

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BP Oil Spill Class Action Suit Filed in Birmingham

The impact of the April 20th Deepwater Horizon explosion continues to reverberate as its resulting oil spill expands across the Southern Gulf. Initial lawsuits were soon filed on behalf of BP and Transocean workers killed or maimed in the explosion.... Read more

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BP Oil Spill Lawsuits Dismiss Possibility of Delayed Trials

U.S. District Judge Kristi DuBose of the Federal District of Alabama denied motions brought by defendants BP PLC and Halliburton Energy Services Inc. to stay the time in which to file answers in two cases. Both cases, Bon Secour Fisheries... Read more

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BP Oil Spill Leads to Class Action Lawsuit From Small Businesses

The first of many lawsuits has arisen due to the April 20 oil spill off the Gulf of Mexico, after the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform was sunk. Many reports say that oil continues to leak into the Gulf at a... Read more

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Asbestos Mesothelioma Settlement Reached in Texas Case

A Texas couple was recently awarded a settlement of $3 million, stemming from the husband’s exposure to asbestos and his subsequent development of mesothelioma. Oscar Torres was an employee of Union Carbide in Texas in the 1970s, and during his... Read more

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