Legal Opinion
In re Oil Spill by the Oil Rig "Deepwater Horizon"
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided January 15, 2015No. MDL 2179PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL BARBIER, District Judge.
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 52(a), the Court enters these Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law relative to the Phase Two trial. If any finding is in truth a conclusion of law or any conclusion stated is in truth a finding of fact, it shall be deemed so, labels notwithstanding.
CONTENTS
I. Introduction and Procedural History.502
II. Source Control Segment.504
A. Parties to the Source Control Segment.504
B. Stipulated Facts; Timeline of Source Control Events.504
i. Terms and Definitions.504
ii. Response Framework .507
iii. Events of April 20-April 30,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The Tj HooperCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
- United States v. B.P. Exploration & Production, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
- United States v. BP Exploration & Production, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2014
- In re Oil Spill by the Oil Rig "Deepwater Horizon"District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2012
- United States v. B.P. Exploration & Production, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
3Cited by5 opinions
- In re Oil Spill by the Oil Rig "Deepwater Horizon" in the Gulf of MexicoDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2015
- In re Oil Spill by the Oil Rig "Deepwater Horizon"District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2015
- Gulf Restoration Network v. JewellDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 2016
- In re Oil Spill by the Oil Rig "Deepwater Horizon" in the Gulf of MexicoDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2016
- Grady v. BP Exploration & Production, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2024