Lawyers

• BP Relieved of $1 Billion Seafood Industry Spill Payments, But More To Settle

  BP Plc could breath a sigh of relief after New Orleans federal judge allowed the company not to pay the second half of the $2.3 billion compensation that was promised due to fraud and discrepancy. However, there are still lots of government fines and penalties to settle that would take them less than 20 years to pay by selling their assets.

• Environmental Group Sues Interior Department Over 'Fast Track' Deep-Sea Well Permits

  An environmental group has filed a lawsuit against the Interior Department over its issuance of permits with questionable environmental reviews. The lawsuit was filed six years after the nation's largest oil spill.

• Nigeria oil spill case can be lodged under British court jurisdiction

  Ogale and Bille communities were given the authority to lodge their lawsuit before the jurisdiction of British court.

• Two Nigerian communities bring action against Shell over the threat of environment and economy in Niger Delta

  Big company Shell is called to take its responsibility over the damage caused by the oil spill. A couple of Nigerian communities filed a damage action holding Royal Dutch Shell responsible over multiple oil spills in the Niger Delta.

• Empty tanker hits Jefferson Parish water facilities on Mississippi river

  U.S. Coast Guard confirmed that an empty oil tanker, Nordbay, struck two facilities of Jefferson Parish water department Tuesday night. The tanker sustained minor damages but caused no pollution.

• Prosecutors probe possible criminal case in California oil spill

  Government prosecutors are investigating the company at the center of the California oil spill for possible criminal sanctions, according to the district attorney of Santa Barbara - a city that helped spawn the modern environmental movement.

• BP asks judge to reconsider 'gross negligence' ruling

  BP Plc (BP.L) on Thursday asked a U.S. court to reconsider a September ruling that found the company "grossly negligent" for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a finding that boosted its potential liabilities by about $18 billion.

• After four years, scars of Deepwater Horizon spill lingers

  The compensation paid out by British oil firm BP has divided the residents of then quiet Grand Isle, La as some claim the payouts were fair while others claim they have been inadequate.

• BP Wins $4 Billion Approval of Guilty Plea Over Biggest Offshore Oil Spill in U.S. History

  BP won final approval of a $4 billion guilty plea that resolves all criminal charges against the company related to the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history.