BP oil spill claims News

Appeals Court Clears The Hartford on Most BP Oil Spill Cleanup Workers’ Injury Claims

Navigators Insurance, part of The Hartford, does not have to cover most medical and injury claims from 2,000 workers who cleaned beaches after the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a federal appeals court decided Wednesday. In …

BP Now Faces Mexico Class Action Suit Over 2010 Oil Spill

A few months after reaching the largest corporate settlement in U.S. history, BP Plc faces a class action lawsuit in Mexico over its deadly 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which a civic group on Friday said it had filed …

BP Settles Gulf Oil Spill Cross Claims with Transocean, Halliburton

BP Plc has settled with oilfield services provider Halliburton Co. and contract driller Transocean Ltd. cross claims related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the worst offshore disaster in U.S. history. BP still faces a potential fine of …

Rebel Claimants in BP Spill Settlement Get Expedited Hearing

A U.S. appeals court will hold an expedited hearing for a small group of claimants in a Gulf spill settlement with BP Plc, with oral arguments set for the week of Nov. 4, the court said on Friday. BP’s settlement …

7 Charged With Filing False Oil Spill Claims in Florida

Federal prosecutors are charging seven people with mail fraud and false claims related to the BP oil spill. U.S. Attorney Pamela Marsh announced that five of those charged had been employees at a Pensacola Beach, Fla., restaurant during the time …