Tag Archive for 'BP oil spill lawsuits'

BP Oil Spill Lawsuit – Punitive Damages

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BP Class Action Lawsuit

Once again, BP is facing a class action lawsuit.  This BP class action lawsuit is based in a Galveston, Texas courthouse and alleges release of Benzene from a BP refinery.  The BP refinery is in Texas City, TX, which is near Galveston.  The suit alleges that the toxic substance Benzene was released into the atmosphere [...]

Oil Spill Class Action Lawsuits

BP as well as several other companies have been named in oil spill class action lawsuits to date.  Just two weeks after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, suits have been filed against BP, formerly known as British Petroleum, as well as Halliburton Energy, Transocean LTD, and Cameron International Corporation.  Transocean owns the Deepwater Horizon, and Cameron [...]