The civil and criminal proceedings stemming from the explosion of Deepwater Horizon and the resulting massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico began shortly after On 4 September 2014, the judge in the federal Multidistrict Litigation proceedings issued a ruling finding BP grossly negligent and guilty of wilful misconduct in the claims made by the U.S. as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. ruling in March has also meant that BP won't have to face lawsuits by energy and oil 2 Jul 2015 An explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig at the Macondo exploration well kills 11 workers and releases millions of barrels of crude oil into 11 Dec 2019 One of the BP's wells blew out off the coast of Louisiana in 2010, leading to the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. Eleven rig workers
Deepwater Horizon lawsuit part of surge of back-end litigation Attorney anticipates thousands more cases As the health effects of BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill continue to manifest in cleanup workers, attorneys warn that courts will begin to see an influx of workers seeking medical benefits from the oil conglomerate.
The civil and criminal proceedings stemming from the explosion of Deepwater Horizon and the resulting massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico began shortly after On 4 September 2014, the judge in the federal Multidistrict Litigation proceedings issued a ruling finding BP grossly negligent and guilty of wilful misconduct in the claims made by the U.S. as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. ruling in March has also meant that BP won't have to face lawsuits by energy and oil 2 Jul 2015 An explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig at the Macondo exploration well kills 11 workers and releases millions of barrels of crude oil into
11 Dec 2015 The claim was based on BP's acknowledgement of the damage caused when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on April 20, 2010, off the
On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast, killing 11 people and injuring 17. So began an 87-day oil spill that spewed 3.19 million barrels, or nearly 134 million gallons, into the Gulf of Mexico. The April 2010 BP oil spill and its impact will be felt in the Gulf of Mexico region for decades. In the months after the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded off the coast of Louisiana, it's estimated that almost five million barrels of oil gushed from the seabed and into the Gulf, making it the worst oil spill in history. BP has reached a $18.7 billion settlement to end five years of litigation following the devastating 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. It is the largest settlement with a single entity in U.S. history, Deepwater Horizon On April 4, 2016, a federal court in New Orleans entered a consent decree resolving civil claims against BP arising from the April 20, 2010 Macondo well blowout and the massive oil spill that followed in the Gulf of Mexico. BP has been ordered to pay $5.5 billion to settle civil damages claims made by the U.S. as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The amount will be paid over the course of 16 years. If you or your business were harmed by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, you may be able to get payments and other benefits from two separate legal settlements. You may be eligible to participate in one or both settlements.
*We are no longer accepting new claims in this litigation. The Deepwater Horizon disaster killed 11 oil rig workers, spilled close to five million gallons of crude oil
2 May 2010 After the April 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizon rig exploded BP attempted to allay concerns (and probably slowed response times) by downplaying 4 Jun 2012 BP has subpoenaed the private emails of scientists who studied the Deepwater Horizon oil catastrophe, stoking fears of misinformation 5 Mar 2012 Briefs, Pleadings and Motions for the Gulf Oil Spill Litigation . from the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig and ensuing oil spill in the 5 Oct 2015 BP settles Deepwater Horizon oil spill claims by the company, and "resolves the largest litigation liabilities remaining from the tragic accident.
5 Apr 2016 A federal judge has granted final approval of BP's settlement over claims related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
April 20, 2010 — Rig explodes. An explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig at the Macondo exploration well kills 11 workers and releases millions of barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The well is capped in mid-July. BP ultimately sets aside $42 billion to pay for cleanup costs, damages and penalties.