Legal Updates

Maintenance & Cure – Know Your Rights as a Seaman!

August 16, 2017

If you are a seaman who has suffered any type of personal injury while in service of a vessel, you are entitled to a unique form of compensation called maintenance and cure. Courts in the United States have enforced a… Read More

BEWARE: What You Post on Facebook and Other Social Media Sites May Be Discoverable in Your Lawsuit

June 29, 2017

Courts have held that information that a personal injury plaintiff posts on their Facebook page and other social media sites, even if posted privately to friends, may be discoverable in your lawsuit if the opposing party requests it. However, the… Read More

BP Challenges ‘Gross Negligence’ Ruling in Oil Spill

October 3, 2014

BP has asked a federal judge to reconsider a ruling that the company acted recklessly leading up to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The British oil company faces as much as $18 billion in fines. In a motion… Read More

BP’s New Motion Seems to be Primarily a PR/Intimidation Scheme

July 16, 2014

BP’s New Motion Seems to be Primarily a PR/Intimidation Scheme. As you may have heard, BP filed a new motion today with the District Court to ask for the return of alleged “over-payments” to Oil Spill victims that BP agreed… Read More

Latest BP Oil Spill News & Press

March 24, 2014

03-04-14 BP must live with $9.2 billion oil spill deal, court says http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-04/bp-must-live-with-oil-spill-settlement-terms-court-rules-1-.html 03-03-14 In BP Oil Disaster, appeals court rules claimants need not prove direct harm http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/03/appeals_court_rules_claimants.html 02-26-14 Judge denies BP’s request to delay seafood claims payments http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2014/02/judge_denies_bps_request_to_de.html 01-10-14 Multibillion-dollar BP oil… Read More