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Posts Tagged damages

Halliburton Pushes Back Against Cement Testing Letter, Blames BP

By | 10.29.10 | 9:10 am

Halliburton, in a statement released late last night, downplayed the significance of cement testing results released publicly yesterday by the national oil spill commission and attempted to shift responsibility for the massive Gulf oil spill to BP.

The statement makes a detailed case for why Halliburton should not be More…

For Oil Spill Victims, Fair Compensation Requires a Crystal Ball

By | 07.22.10 | 6:00 am

George Barisich — a third-generation shrimper in Saint Bernard Parish, La., whose livelihood has come to a screeching halt as a result of the Gulf oil spill — hasn’t got the slightest idea when he’ll be able to get back to work.

“God hasn’t shared that with me yet,” he More…

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Torture Victims’ Suit (Again)

By | 04.24.09 | 3:22 pm

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled today (pdf) that four British men who say they were tortured while imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay have no right to seek damages from U.S. government officials.

Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and the ten other senior More…