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The tort lawyer and the BP oil disaster

Daniel Becnel Jr., speed dialing over a speaker phone, places a call to a lawyer for a defendant in the British Petroleum-Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and oil spill. “This is the king of torts calling,” he says when he reaches … Continue reading

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BP spill clouds future of U.S. oil drilling

Daniel Becnel Jr., speed dialing over a speaker phone, places a call to a lawyer for a defendant in the British Petroleum-Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and oil spill. “This is the king of torts calling,” he says when he reaches … Continue reading

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As oil gushes out, damage claims pour in

Even as oil continues to gush out of the damaged Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, everyone from Louisiana fisherman to Florida condo owners are already beginning to vie for compensation from oil company BP. Experts say it could take decades to … Continue reading

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Contrite BP ads aren’t earning much sympathy

MIAMI — An apologetic advertising campaign by BP PLC for the oil spill polluting the Gulf of Mexico is going over about as well as the tar balls and rust-colored froth washing ashore in the Florida Panhandle. The new radio, … Continue reading

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BP’s Hayward says spill won’t make him quit

MIAMI — An apologetic advertising campaign by BP PLC for the oil spill polluting the Gulf of Mexico is going over about as well as the tar balls and rust-colored froth washing ashore in the Florida Panhandle. The new radio, … Continue reading

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