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Gulf Oil Spill MDL Court Issues Trial CMO

By Sean Wajert on September 22, 2011
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Class Action

The court managing the Gulf oil spill MDL recently entered an important case management order defining the structure and scope of the upcoming trial o…
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MDL Court Rules on Availability of Punitive Damages in Gulf Oil Spill Litigation

By Sean Wajert on September 6, 2011
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Class Action, Toxic Tort

The MDL court overseeing the claims arising from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill has ruled that plaintiffs can seek punitive damages against alleged…
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Marital Privilege Over Emails Rejected in Oil Spill Litigation

By Sean Wajert on April 13, 2011
Posted in Articles, Chemical

The massive litigation over the Gulf oil spill has spawned a wide range of significant legal issues. Here’s an interesting little one. The magistrate …
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Update on Deepwater Horizon MDL

By Sean Wajert on November 29, 2010
Posted in Articles, Toxic Tort

Judge Carl Barbier recently presided over the November status conference in the MDL involving the Gulf oil spill litigation. In re: Oil Spill by the O…
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Oil Spill MDL May Appoint Special Master

By Sean Wajert on October 4, 2010
Posted in Articles, Chemical

The judge overseeing the Gulf oil spill MDL has given notice of its intent to appoint Duke Law Professor Francis McGovern, as a special master to help…
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Update on Gulf Oil Spill Litigation

By Sean Wajert on September 1, 2010
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Class Action, Toxic Tort

Couple of interesting issue being debated in the Gulf Oil Spill Litigation. In re: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig “Deepwater Horizon” in the Gulf …
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JPML Hears Oral Argument In Gulf Oil Spill MDL

By Sean Wajert on August 2, 2010
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Class Action, Toxic Tort

The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation heard oral argument last week on the issue of consolidating the hundreds of cases arising from the…
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Beware of Legislative Moves Over The Gulf Oil Spill

By Sean Wajert on June 23, 2010
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Class Action, Toxic Tort

Last week, U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) and Congressman Charlie Melancon (D-LA) introduced H.R. 5503, the &ldqu…
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