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Order permits businesses to be paid for Gulf oil spill claims while BP appeals ...
The Republic
NEW ORLEANS — A court-appointed claims administrator can continue making payments to businesses affected by the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico while BP appeals a judge's decision in a dispute over the payouts. A three-judge panel from the 5th ...
Gulf Coast Nonprofits File Oil Spill ClaimsChronicle of Philanthropy (subscription) (blog)

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Halliburton in Gulf spill settlement talks, stock jumps
路透社
The news came only days after the end of court proceedings for the first phase of the trial over claims brought by the U.S. government, Gulf Coast states, and private parties affected by the worst U.S. offshore oil spill. The second phase, due to start ...

PRI's The World
Report Alleges BP Hid Health Impact of Gulf Oil Dispersant
PRI's The World
CEO Robert Dudley's comments on dispersants used in the Gulf oil spill begin at 2:16:11. Read More; Newsweek: What BP Doesn't Want You to Know About the 2010 Gulf Spill · Corexit: Deadly Dispersant in Oil Spill Cleanup - Government Accountability ...

Three Years After the Gulf Spill, Oil Is Still Washing Up in Louisiana
Motherboard (blog)
The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports that "Cleanup workers, doctors, divers and Gulf Coast residents interviewed by a Washington watchdog group have reported health problems from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, including blood in the urine, heart ...

KOMO News
Haliburton seeking settlement over Gulf oil spill
KOMO News
This April 21, 2010 file photo shows oil in the Gulf of Mexico as a large plume of smoke rises from fires on BP's Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig. NEW ORLEANS (AP) - BP's cement contractor on the drilling rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in ...

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Gulf Coast Nonprofits File Oil Spill Claims
Chronicle of Philanthropy (subscription) (blog)
The tourism industry suffered following the spill, and many people lost their jobs, causing state tax revenues to tumble. Some Tampa Bay area groups, including Community Action Stops Abuse and Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas, which claims it lost out ...
BP oil spill settlement claims can be paid while BP appealsNOLA.com

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Halliburton in Talks Over Gulf Oil Spill Settlement, Takes Charge
Insurance Journal
Halliburton Co. is in talks to settle private claims against it in a trial to determine how blame should be shared for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill, the company said on Monday, and it took a $1 billion pretax charge for a possible deal. The disclosure ...

Haliburton seeking settlement over Gulf oil spill
MiamiHerald.com
Testimony ended last Wednesday in the first phase of a trial over the blast, which killed 11 workers and triggered the nation's worst offshore oil spill. A federal judge in New Orleans ultimately could decide how much more money BP, Halliburton and rig ...

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Earth Day marks 3 years since BP oil spill
FOX 9 News
Earth Day 2013 marks three years since the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The Deepwater Horizon disaster killed 11 people and the ensuing oil spill is the largest environmental disaster in U.S. history. The oil spill ...

News bites: Gulf of Mexico oil spill three years later
The Hill (blog)
The Atlantic dives into the lingering damage from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill three years after the disaster. Florida became the fourth state to sue BP and cement contractor Halliburton for the 2010 spill, USA Today reports. Speakers at a major ...

Gulf of Mexico issues far from over for BP
UPI.com
NEW ORLEANS, April 22 (UPI) -- Texas is among U.S. states that may seek additional damage payments from BP in response to the 2010 oil spill, the state attorney general said. Saturday marked the third anniversary of the deadly accident in the Gulf of ...

Bloomberg
Halliburton Reports Loss on Gulf Oil Spill Legal Costs
Bloomberg
The results included a $637 million cost in the quarter to add to its reserves for litigation related to the 2010 U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Halliburton did cementing work on BP Plc (BP/)'s Macondo well. An explosion at the site resulted in the ...

Newsweek
What BP Doesn't Want You to Know About the 2010 Gulf Spill
Newsweek
An agonizing 87 days passed before the BP oil spill was finally sealed off. According to US government estimates, 210 million gallons of Louisiana sweet crude had escaped into the Gulf, making this disaster the largest unintentional oil leak in world ...
Three Years After the Gulf Spill, Oil Is Still Washing Up in LouisianaMotherboard (blog)

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SunHerald.com
BP still uncertain over Gulf oil spill cost on 3rd anniversary
SunHerald.com
JOHN FITZHUGH/SUN HERALD Workers deploy oil containment booms in the Bay of St. Louis between the U.S. 90 bridge and the CSX railroad bridge on Wednesday May 19, 2010. The containment booms are being put out to protect the area from the ...
Florida becomes 4th state to sue BP over 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spillWKMG Orlando
Mississippi Suing BP Over Gulf Oil SpillYall Politics
First phase of BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill trial comes to closeHazardEx
The Inquisitr -Business Recorder (blog)
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Florida Sues BP On Third Anniversary Of Gulf Oil Spill (PHOTOS) - Huffington Post
Huffington Post
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The state of Florida filed a lawsuit Saturday against oil company BP and cement contractor Halliburton over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, becoming the fourth state to seek damages for the 2010 disaster. The suit, among other ...
BP still uncertain over Gulf oil spill cost on 3rd anniversarySunHerald.com
Mississippi Suing BP Over Gulf Oil SpillYall Politics
Florida Becomes 4th State to Sue BP Over Oil Spill - Claims JournalClaimsJournal.com
HazardEx -The Inquisitr -Business Recorder (blog)
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Florida Sues BP Over Gulf Oil Spill
New York Times
(AP) — The state of Florida filed a lawsuit Saturday against the oil company BP and the cement contractor Halliburton over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, becoming the fourth state to seek damages for the 2010 disaster. The suit, among other things ...
Gulf oil spill's effects still has seafood industry nervousTampabay.com (blog)
Florida becomes 4th state to sue BP over Gulf oil spillJoliet Herald News
Without much fanfare, first chapter of BP Gulf oil spill trial comes to closeNOLA.com
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Florida becomes 4th state to sue BP over Gulf oil spill
Chicago Sun-Times
The federal court has jurisdiction under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Bondi filed suit on the three-year anniversary of the tragedy that killed 11 rig workers in the Gulf of Mexico. Florida is now the fourth state to sue over the Gulf of Mexico oil ...

Woman faces 20 years in jail for Gulf Coast oil spill fraud
Jackson Clarion Ledger
NEW ORLEANS — A 29-year-old New Orleans woman has pleaded guilty to mail fraud relating to a fraudulent application she made for help after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente (BEN-tay) says Alicia Wells entered the plea ...

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Florida sues BP & Halliburton over 2010 Gulf oil spill - CPA Practice Advisor
CPA Practice Advisor
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi said on April 19 that she will file a lawsuit against BP and Halliburton seeking damages as a result of the oil spill that sullied the Gulf of Mexico three years ago.

Florida sues BP, Halliburton on three-year anniversary of 2010 Gulf of Mexico ...
Washington Post
AP. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against BP and Halliburton on the three-year anniversary of the 2010 Gulf oil spill. Pam Bondi filed the 40-page lawsuit Saturday in federal court in Panama City. More business ...
Florida sues BP on 3-year anniversary of oil spillThe Idaho Statesman
Backyard ponds keep anglers afloat after oil spillDeutsche Welle

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