Baldwin: Used celebrity to market oil cleaners
Stephen Baldwin testified Monday that no one asked him to invest any capital or join Kevin Costner in lobbying BP to use oil cleanup devices that the two actors were touting in the aftermath of the 2010 spill in the Gulf of Mexico. More »
Judge won’t step aside in a BP obstruction case
U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval in New Orleans said prosecutors and defense attorneys indicated they have no concerns about his impartiality. More »
Kevin Costner downplays Baldwin’s role in BP deal
Kevin Costner testified Friday he never saw actor Stephen Baldwin contribute anything to their company’s efforts to sell oil cleanup devices to BP in the aftermath of the 2010 spill in the Gulf of Mexico. More »
BP shouldn’t get White House e-mails in spill case, U.S. says
BP Plc (BP/) isn’t entitled access to e- mail communications between the White House and other top U.S. officials during the Gulf of Mexico oil spill of 2010, a government lawyer told a federal judge. More »
Study predicts job growth if BP fines used for Gulf Coast
The report by the research firm Mather Economics comes as Gulf interests press Congress for passage of the Restore Act. More »
Lawmakers dedicate oil spill fines to La. coast
Fine and penalty money the state receives because of the Gulf Coast oil spill will be earmarked to Louisiana’s coastal protection fund, under a bill that received final legislative passage. More »
Trial opens for suit against Costner over BP deal
Two Hollywood stars could spend the next two weeks in a New Orleans courtroom rather than on camera, on opposing sides in a real-life legal drama. More »
Judge in BP criminal spill case may have conflict
U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval told lawyers at a closed-door meeting Thursday that he owns a camp near Grand Isle, Louisiana, the main beach where the oil spill washed ashore in 2010, according to a court filing Friday.
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Judge outlines new plan for Gulf oil spill trial
A federal judge has outlined a new structure for a trial of Gulf oil spill claims that wouldn’t be resolved by a proposed class-action settlement between BP PLC and a team of plaintiffs’ attorneys. More »
SMU Report: Permitting delays & new regs stifling offshore drilling
The offshore drilling industry is still rebounding from a five-month moratorium and new regulations after the 2010 Gulf oil spill, with consumers paying the price at the pump, according to a new report out today. More »
Ex-BP engineer’s travel limits eased
A federal magistrate agreed Tuesday to ease travel restrictions he imposed on a former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company’s response to the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. More »
Prosecutors: ex-BP engineer’s bail conditions should stand
A former BP engineer charged with destroying evidence sought for a U.S probe of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill shouldn’t be released from the travel restrictions imposed on him, the U.S. said. More »
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