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Tugboat Co-Owner Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for 2008 Mississippi Oil Spill
Posted in Environment,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Mississippi Maritime News,Tug Boat Accidents,US Coast Guard (USCG) on January 21, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Louisiana maritime lawyer, Gordon, Elias & Seely, report that U.S. District Judge Ivan Lemelle sentenced Randall Dantin, 46, of Marrero on Wedsnesday, January 19, to 21 months in prison for the Mississippi oil spill that ocurred in 2008. Marrero was the co-owner of a company whose towboat was involved in a… read more
Maritime Lawyer Sues Offshore Liftboats on Behalf of Picayune, Mississippi Seaman
Posted in Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Mississippi Maritime News on January 17, 2011
U.S.D.C. EASTERN DISTRICT NEW ORLEANS, La. – Maritime lawyer, Gordon, Elias & Seely, LLP, represent a seaman 32 years old and a resident of Picayune, Mississippi who was severely injured while in the employment of defendant OFFSHORE LIFTBOATS, L.L.C. , his Jones Act employer.
U.S. Justice Department Sues BP and 8 Other Companies Over Gulf Oil Spill
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Halliburton,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,Transocean,World Maritime News on December 17, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, LA — The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in New Orleans against BP and eight other companies involved in the Gulf oil spill that followed the blowout of the Deepwater Horizon Macondo well on April 20, 2010. The lawsuit was announced by the Justice Department on Wednesday,… read more
Feinberg Offers Gulf Oil Spill Claimants Quick Check But With a Catch
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Law,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on December 15, 2010
Kenneth Feinberg, the administrator of the BP $20 billion fund, said on Monday, December 13, that Gulf oil spill claimants who want more cash can now get a quick check within two weeks, but they will have to forfeit their right to sue BP or receive any additional payments. “No more documentation required, no requirement… read more
BP Disputes Oil Spill Size to Avoid Excessive Federal Fines
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on December 6, 2010
The Houston maritime lawyer news blog reports that BP realizes that billions of dollars in federal fines are at stake and are challenging the size of the oil spill from The Deepwater Horizon Macondo well that exploded in April 2010 in order to avoid excessive fines for their part in the disaster. BP is contending… read more
Obama Reverses Oil Drilling Expansion After Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Mississippi Maritime News,World Maritime News on December 3, 2010
The Interior Department said it is reversing the plan laid out last March to drill for oil off the East Coast and in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. The Obama administration unveiled the plan before the BP oil spill. The new plan means no new drilling proposals off of the East Coast for at least… read more
Oil Spill Tarballs Found On Shrimp In Newly Re-Opened Gulf Waters (VIDEO)
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Gulf Coast,Mississippi Maritime News,World Maritime News on November 24, 2010
PASCAGOULA, MS – The Bon Secour shrimp boat Our Mother was trawling in newly re-opened waters north of the Deepwater Horizon Macondo well site when it hauled in tar balls with its shrimp. There were enough tar balls along with the shrimp that spoiled thousands of dollars worth of the day’s catch. The ruined shrimp… read more
Deadline for Emergency Claims From Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Arrives
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on November 22, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Courthouse News reports that Tuesday is the deadline for individuals seeking restitution from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Kenneth Feinberg, administrator for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill compensation fund, has been criticized for moving too slowly and not allowing enough transparency into the compensation process.
Claims Far Away from Gulf Oil Spill are Harder to Assess
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Gulf Coast,Maritime Lawsuits,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on November 15, 2010
Claims that allege damage far away from the Gulf oil spill caused by the Deepwater Horizon disaster are complicating the assessment of claims from the BP Oil Spill Fund. An article at Businessinsurance.com reports that the Gulf Coast Claims Facility will have enough money to pay legitimate losses, but there is a danger that the… read more
Highway 82 Bridge Between Iowa and Wisconsin Reopened After Barge Accident
Posted in Barge Accidents,Mississippi Maritime News,Wisconsin Maritime News on November 10, 2010
LANSING, IA – The Wisconsin Department of Transportation reported that the Highway 82 bridge between Lansing, Iowa and State Highway 35 had been closed due to a barge accident that occurred last Saturday evening, November 6, at around 7:00 p.m. The two lane bridge between Lansing, Iowa and Wisconsin was closed after a barge struck… read more