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Corrs Chambers Westgarth | Australia, United Kingdom | 7 May 2019
Preserving arbitral integrity: UK Supreme Court to hear Deepwater Horizon appeal
In a decision being watched with keen interest by many in the international arbitration community, the UK Supreme Court will soon hear an appeal on…
Beveridge & Diamond PC | USA | 4 Feb 2019
Texas Supreme Court Holds Energy Company Can Recover Substantial Defense Costs Under Insurance Policy Covering Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
On January 25, 2019, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that a provision in an insurance policy did not limit coverage for Anadarko’s defense expenses…
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP | United Kingdom | 3 May 2018
Oil & Gas Arbitration: Deepwater Horizon - Multiple arbitrator appointments on same incident
In Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd & Others [2018] EWCA Civ 817, the Court of Appeal considered the extent to which an arbitrator…
Baker & Hostetler LLP | USA | 12 Feb 2018
EPA's Fiscal Year 2017 Statistics Reflect Accelerating Decline in Federal Environmental Enforcement
On February 8, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its environmental enforcement statistics for fiscal year 2017 (FY 2017)…
K&L Gates LLP | USA | 7 Feb 2018
The Eerie Similarities Between The Gulf Spill In 2010 And Hurricane Maria In Puerto Rico 7 Years Later: How the Facts About the Jones Act Got Thrown Overboard
The massive public attention focused on the Jones Act in Puerto Rico immediately after Hurricane Maria was eerily analogous to the public…
Houthoff | Netherlands | 10 Nov 2017
Court of Appeal denies jurisdiction over Deepwater Horizon mass claim of investors against BP
On 7 November 2017, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal ruled that Dutch courts have no jurisdiction over the Deepwater Horizon mass claim of the Dutch…
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 6 Jul 2017
Department of Justice Ends Controversial Third-Party Settlement Practice—What Will It Mean for Supplemental Environmental Projects?
On June 7, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memorandum prohibiting the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the 94 U.S. attorney’s offices…
Zelle LLP | USA | 3 May 2017
The Deepwater Horizon Catastrophe - 7 Years After
I recently worked with a client on a presentation concerning the Deepwater Horizon disaster - an epic tragedy in 2010 that claimed the lives of 11 men…
Beveridge & Diamond PC | USA | 12 Apr 2017
Regulatory reform: be careful what you wish for
A constant refrain from clients over the years, in both the public and private sectors, is that certainty may be the most valuable characteristic of…
Pillsbury | USA | 17 Feb 2017
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Confirms Anti-Slapp Provisions Apply To “Protected Petition Activity”
On February 14, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts reviewed the application of the state’s “anti-SLAPP” law to challenges made against a…
