Written by Scott Rogers USA Speedway will be forbidden to operate its commercial racetrack in a residential neighborhood near Sterlington following a ruling by a Union Parish district court. The lawsuit was filed by 59 residents in 3rd Judicial District Court in August 2010 seeking damages against USA Speedway’s owners Jerry and Casey Hobson. The […]
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Mystery ‘oil sheen’ grows near site of BP Gulf disaster, says researcher
By John Roach, Contributing Writer, NBC News A persistent, mysterious “oil sheen” in the Gulf of Mexico near the site of BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster grew to more than seven-miles long and one-mile wide during a recent stretch of calm seas, based on aerial observations made by a former NASA physicist turned environmental activist. “We […]
For these spill victims, legalese is just one language barrier
Crabber Dung Tran, a Vietnamese immigrant, says the Gulf oil spill destroyed 300 of his crab traps and diminished the harvest. By Emily Pickrell December 2, 2012 CHAUVIN, LA. – Even the lawyers and accountants poring through the 1,200-page Gulf oil spill settlement sometimes grumble about deciphering the intentions in its legal language, and Vietnamese […]
Mississippi To Get 335-Million From BP Criminal Settlement
By Jeffrey Hess | Published 16 Nov 2012 06:02pm Hundreds of Millions of new dollars are headed to the Mississippi Gulf coast now that oil company BP has settled its criminal charges with the federal government. But, as MPB’s Jeffrey Hess reports, this settlement is not the end of the financial penalties the company could […]
Judge to hear arguments Thursday on fairness of oil spill settlement
David Hammer / Eyewitness News Email: dhammer@wwltv.com | Twitter: @davidhammerWWL NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge in New Orleans is holding a hearing Thursday to decide whether BP’s settlement with thousands of oil spill claimants is fair. And billions of dollars are at stake – both for the claimants and their lawyers. A committee of […]
Exxon Valdez could affect settlement on BP oil spill
Posted on September 15, 2012 at 4:24 pm by Emily Pickrell in Accidents, General, Gulf Oil Disaster As a federal judge prepares to rule on a proposed settlement related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, attorneys were in his New Orleans courtroom Friday arguing over how to apply a law passed in response to […]
Coalition criticizes BP settlement plan
22nd October 2012 By Zoe Sullivan Contributing Writer Go Fish represents fisher folk from across the Gulf Coast and has been advocating for a just settlement for the 2010 BP oil disaster. On October 15, the Go Fish Coalition released a critical analysis of the Seafood Compensation Program (SCP). The SCP outlines the settlement terms […]
Agency rejects appeal on Miss. gas and oil leasing
•The Associated Press •Posted September 25, 2012 at 12:37 p.m., updated September 25, 2012 at 4:37 p.m. JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The head of the Mississippi Development Authority has rejected an appeal by opponents who sought to block rules for offshore gas and oil exploration and leasing from taking effect. In a Friday letter to […]
Kemper plant work goes on: Facility could be nearly done by time judge rules in lawsuit
Written by ANITA LEE The Sun Herald GULFPORT — Mississippi Power’s lignite plant in Kemper County will be 70 percent finished, at a cost so far of $2 billion, by the time a Chancery Court judge decides in about a month whether construction should continue. The Sierra Club is asking Chancery Court Judge Jim Persons […]
BP, plaintiffs attorneys say discovery request should be rejected
Published: Friday, September 14, 2012, 9:30 PM Updated: Friday, September 14, 2012, 9:57 PM By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune A request by Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell, an organization representing fishers and other attorneys to reopen discovery in advance of approval of a $7.8 billion settlement of private claims against BP for damage caused by […]