Blog Posts in February, 2012
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 ...
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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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