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Gulf Oil Spill MDL Court Issues Trial CMO
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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
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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
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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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Plaintiffs Bar Looking to Attack Exploration of Shale Gas
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Many of our readers may have seen the recent cover story in Time noting how natural gas from shale rock promises to provide cleaner, abundant energy f…
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Lousiana Supreme Court Reverses Lower Court on Teen Riding Oil Pump
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Readers may recall our post last fall about a decision by the Louisiana appeals court to reverse the grant of summary judgment against a plaintiff inj…
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Update on Deepwater Horizon MDL
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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
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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
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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 Orders Gulf Oil Spill MDL to Eastern District of Louisiana
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The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation yesterday selected New Orleans as the site of the oil spill litigation MDL. The Panel ordered coordinat…
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