Legal Opinion
In re Oil Spill by Oil Rig "Deepwater Horizon"
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided January 26, 2012No. MDL No. 2179PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND REASONS
[As to Transocean and BP’s Cross-Motions for Partial Summary Judgment Regarding Indemnity]
BARBIER, District Judge.
Before the Court are Transocean’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Rec. Doc. 4477) and BP’s1 Cross-Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Rec. Doc. 4827) as to whether BP must defend and indemnify Transocean for pollution claims asserted by third parties.2 For reasons explained below, both Motions are GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.
I. BACKGROUND AND PARTIES’ ARGUMENTS
This Multi-district Litigation (“MDL”) arises from the April 20, 2010 explosion *992and fire on…
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- Little v. Liquid Air Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
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- United States v. BP Exploration & Production, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2014
- Wallace v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 2014
- In re Oil Spill by the Oil Rig "Deepwater Horizon" in the Gulf of MexicoDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2015
- Guity v. Lawson Environmental Services & Response Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2014
- HSS Inc. v. Evolution Consulting, LLCDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 2024
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