Blog Share First Oil Spill Trials May Be Slated for Next Summer

Oct 15, 2010 } in BP Oil Spill, Courts, Local Issues, National Issues by Seth Bloom } No Comments »

U.S. District Court Judge, Carl Barbier, who is tasked with presiding over the more than 300 lawsuits filed by individuals and companies against BP as a result of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill has indicated […]

Blog Share Grand Isle ‘Oil Hotspots’ Indicate Fallout From Spill Is Far From Over

Sep 20, 2010 } in BP Oil Spill, Local Issues by Seth Bloom } No Comments »

A recent report by NOLA.com about the residual effects of the oil spill in coastal areas such as Grand Isle and Fourchon has indicated that the widely held view that Louisiana dodged a bullet in […]

Blog Share Recent Report Says BP Blames Itself and Others for Oil Spill

Sep 13, 2010 } in BP Oil Spill, Local Issues by Seth Bloom } No Comments »

In a recent 193-page report released on September 8th, BP blamed itself for much of the explosion and spill of the Deepwater Horizon Rig in the Gulf of Mexico. They also blamed other companies’ workers […]

Blog Share St. Bernard Parish Claims BP Slow to Pay Companies Involved in Oil Spill Cleanup

Sep 1, 2010 } in BP Oil Spill, Local Issues by Seth Bloom } No Comments »

According to recent reports, owners of land upon which crews involved in the oil spill cleanup effort in St. Bernard Parish are working have issued notices to vacate the premises due to non-payment. St. Bernard […]

Blog Share Gov. Jindal Calls for BP to Fund $173 Million Seafood Monitoring Program

Aug 20, 2010 } in BP Oil Spill, Local Issues, National Issues by Seth Bloom } No Comments »

As news surfaced today that scientists have discovered a 22-mile-long plume of underwater oil extending to the southwest of the BP oil well that exploded months ago, we are reminded that the long-term effects of […]

Blog Share Oil Spill Open House to Answer Residents’ Questions this Week

Aug 16, 2010 } in BP Oil Spill, Local Issues by Seth Bloom } No Comments »

BP and the U.S. Coast Guard have scheduled to host an open house at the Sigur Civic Center in Chalmette this Thursday, August 19, to answer questions about the oil spill response. Representatives from BP, […]

Blog Share New Orleans Selected as Location for Upcoming Oil Spill Litigation!

Aug 10, 2010 } in BP Oil Spill, Local Issues, National Issues by Seth Bloom } No Comments »

The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has reached a consensus that the slew of upcoming Oil Spill Litigation Cases will be tried in federal court in New Orleans before Judge Carl J. Barbier. Early speculation […]

Blog Share Obama Supports Plan to Pay Out 80% of BP Penalties to the Gulf Coast

Aug 9, 2010 } in BP Oil Spill, Legislation, Local Issues, National Issues by Seth Bloom } No Comments »

President Obama’s top advisor on energy and climate change issued a statement today that indicated that he would be supporting an initiative proposed by Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu that would result in the allocation of […]

Blog Share ‘Static Kill’ Procedure Appears To Be Working To Seal Well

Aug 4, 2010 } in BP Oil Spill, Local Issues by Seth Bloom } No Comments »

BP announced today that the procedure involving pumping heavy mud into its damaged oil well known as a ‘static kill’ appears to have been successful and that the company will be able to begin the […]

Blog Share BP Announces Immediate Action Claims Team For Businesses With Critical Cash Flow Needs

Aug 3, 2010 } in BP Oil Spill, Local Issues by Seth Bloom } No Comments »

In a statement released today, BP announced that in order to expedite the claims process for businesses experiencing critical cash flow shortages as a result of the oil spill that it would begin referring business […]