Blog Posts in 2012
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Posted on May 18, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
According to an article featured by Reuters News Agency, the inherent risks of oil and gas extraction are often played down by those in the business. However, their insurers have every reason to keep ...
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Posted on Apr 20, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
According to an article featured in the Washington Post, on April 18, 2012, BP and plaintiffs' attorneys for more than 100,000 people and businesses affected by the 2010 Gulf Coast oil spill ...
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Posted on Apr 18, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
According to Reuters News Agency, BP will be allowed access to U.S. government documents that may shed light on the size of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Legal sources ...
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Posted on Apr 17, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
According to reports, the process of paying BP oil spill claims has sped up considerably in the last two weeks due to a court-appointed transition from Kenneth Feinberg 's Gulf Coast Claims ...
Continue reading "BP Oil Settlement Transition From GCCF Speeds Up Settlement Payments" »
Posted on Apr 10, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
As the two year anniversary of the BP Gulf Coast oil spill looms, national attention is returning to the damages Gulf Coast environment, particularly the greatly diminished production of oysters. The ...
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Posted on Apr 9, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
According to the news source UPI, the United States government is refusing to turn over certain documents which relate to the amount of oil discharged from the 2010 Gulf Coast oil spill. Reportedly, ...
Continue reading "BP Contests Amount of Oil Spilled Into the Gulf After Deepwater Horizon Disaster" »
Posted on Mar 18, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
According to recent reports, the Senate has approved a highway bill which includes beneficial provisions for the Gulf Coast. Sources say that the bill guarantees that 80 percent of the fines collected ...
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Posted on Mar 17, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
How does the Order issued by the Louisiana federal court on March 8, affect me? The order issued by the Louisiana federal court creates a transition process for dealing with BP oil spill litigation ...
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Posted on Mar 16, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
According to various media reports in, the specifics of the BP oil spill settlement are still unknown to the public. However, according to the parts which have been made public, the health program is ...
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Posted on Mar 15, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
According to reports, in the wake of BP's $7.8 billion dollar settlement with Plaintiffs over the Gulf Coast oil spill, the company's financial focus will now turn toward possible fines with ...
Continue reading "After BP Settlement Attention Will Shift to Civil and Criminal Penalties From Oil Spill" »
Posted on Mar 14, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
According to reports, the settlement that BP is hashing out with oil spill victims will provide for a system which monitors health concerns and compensates people whose illness are found to have a ...
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Posted on Mar 14, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
British Petroleum (BP) has recently agreed to a settlement with plaintiffs suing for damages as a result of the Gulf Coast oil spill in 2010, the worst oil spill in our nation's history. Although ...
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Posted on Mar 8, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
According to an article on the Washington Post, BP has continued to handsomely reward its executives despite facing billions of dollars in payouts to plaintiffs and the United States government. The ...
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Posted on Mar 5, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
According to reports from various news agencies, BP and the plaintiffs involved in the Gulf oil spill lawsuit have reached an agreement. Sources close to BP say that the company estimates it will have ...
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Posted on Feb 27, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
According to an AP news report, a federal judge has ruled that BP PLC and a minority partner in the blown out Macondo well are liable for civil penalties under the Clean Water Act for their roles in ...
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Posted on Feb 25, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
According to many local media outlets, on February 23, 2012, a fuel tank exploded on Pelican Island in Galveston County which created a large fire. The city of Galveston has said that the blast was at ...
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Posted on Feb 24, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
According information featured on the Texas Tribune, the he LCRA's board of directors voted to pass a water management plan for the Highland Lakes. Reportedly, the plan now goes to the Texas ...
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Posted on Feb 15, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
According to reports, British Petroleum is negotiating with U.S. officials to settle pollution citations over the 2010 Gulf Coast oil spill. Legal experts have said the company could be liable for as ...
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Posted on Feb 13, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
National Geographic has recently completed a journalistic segment about a group of farmers in northwest Texas which began 2012 under circumstances past generations could only imagine. According to a ...
Continue reading "Texas Faces Aquifer Water Depletion In The Face Of Growing Demand" »
Posted on Feb 3, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
As of February 1, 2012, a new Texas law is in effect which requires oil and natural gas operators to publically disclose the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing of natural gas and oil wells. Legal ...
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Posted on Feb 3, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
According to an AP news report, British Petroleum has asked the federal judge overseeing litigation resulting from the 2010 oil spill to prevent two plaintiff expert witnesses from testifying about ...
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Posted on Jan 23, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
In January of 2012, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) issued a notice to multiple groups in the Texas Sabine River Basin. Sources say these groups were told that their rights to the ...
Continue reading "Water Rights Becoming Issue In Light Of Texas Drought" »
Posted on Jan 20, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
According to many recent reports, the northeastern United States is expected to lose half of its regional fuel production capability following financial troubles which have pushed the refineries to a ...
Continue reading "Northeastern U.S. Will Increase Dependence On Gulf Coast Refineries" »
Posted on Jan 17, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
According to reports, Texas USAA home and condo insurance policyholders are facing the third rate increase in the past 12 months. Reportedly, the San Antonio based company has announced it plans to ...
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Posted on Jan 12, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
According to reports, a jury in La Grange has awarded the family of Robbie Middleton more than $150 billion in damages. Sources say the verdict is the largest in a personal injury case in U.S. ...
Continue reading "La Grange Jury Awards $150 Billion Following Vicious Attack on Young Boy" »
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