Though it has been nearly five years since the BP oil spill flooded the Gulf with more than 200 gallons of crude oil, litigation continues in the case and alarming new discoveries are still being made as to the impact of the spill.  Recently, a federal judge in New Orleans rejected BP’s effort to cap […]

BP currently faces up to $13.7 billion in fines for violating the federal Clean Water Act.  This is the largest penalty ever sought by the government, far exceeding the previous record of $1 billion paid by Transocean Ltd. in 2013 through a settlement involving the same disastrous 2010 oil spill. BP is fighting the fine […]