Mobile Press Register:The Center for Justice and Democracy A nonprofit group on Tuesday asked Gulf Coast attorneys general to pressure the Gulf Coast Claims Facility and BP PLC to release all documents…
Category: BP Disaster
Tar balls in the Pensacola Pass
No, the BP oil hasn’t gone away. Friends are calling to report that near Fort Pickens you can see tar balls everywhere. Maybe if we ignore them, they will magically disappear—-I mean…
Palast arrested
BP-controlled police arrested investigative reporter Greg Palast in Azerbaijan. I interview Greg Palast, who investigated BP’s ties to the Exxon-Valdez disaster, for my cover story: What To Expect From BP. He is…
It’s not over…BP mess still with us.
Wall Street Journal reports that there is still plenty of oil left in the Gulf of Mexico, lodged in the sediment. But, eight months after the well first exploded, the remaining oil…
A Tale of Two Claims
From an IN Reader: A decade ago, I borrowed money from my family, took a second mortgage on my house, and risked and sacrificed everything I had to start a business in…
Panama City hires attorney, gets $1.2M from BP
The Pensacola City Council has been afraid to hire a law firm to represent it against the BP for the city’s lost revenue. Meanwhile Panama City hired a firm, Nix, Patterson and…
Gulf partially closed to shrimping
Mobile Press Register reports that NOAA has closed 4,200 miles of Gulf to trawling for royal red shrimp. Why? A shrimper found tar balls in his net Saturday. The royal red shrimp…
WYMHM:BP cited as criminally negligent
What You May Have Missed: Pro Publica is reporting that a federal probation officer for BP filed a petition last Wednesday asking a Alaskan federal judge to revoke the BP’s probation because…
BP to hold another round of forums
BP is holding a series of public forums across the panhandle all month to answer questions about the recovery process. BP representatives, U.S. Coast Guard officials and the FWC will answer questions…
Brian Barr appointed to BP Legal Team
Brian Barr has been appointed by Federal Judge Carl Barbier to the Steering Committee that will oversee the hundreds of lawsuits filed against BP and its partners with regards to the Gulf…
Regions: Tourism may take years to recover
The Mobile Press Register reports on a conference call with Regions Bank’s chief economist, Bob Allsbrook. Good News: U.S. should expect slow growth over the next 18 month. Bad news: “It’s going…
Escambia School District seeks out-of-town attorneys
It has long been the position of the IN that our local governments should hire local professionals and consultants first – engineers, architects, attorneys, etc. Local dollars should stay local. The Escambia…