A week ago, I wrote about where the lawsuits and legal claims arising out of the Deepwater Horizon tragedy would take place. My short article discussed Houston, Texas and perhaps Louisana as possible locations for the lawsuits.
Since that time, cases have been filed in Houston, Texas; Galveson, Texas, and Louisana.
BP is requesting that the cases all be heard in Houston, Texas, which is not surprising since BP, Transocean, and Halliburton have a significant presence in Houston, Texas. In fact, my firm has successfully represented clients in Houston, Texas against all three of these companies in the past.
Yesterday, we settled a maritime accident case involving a Transocean rig on behalf of one of our firm's clients that was pending in Houston, Texas.
It is way too early to predict whether all of the lawsuits from the Deepwater Horizon lawsuit will be heard in Houston, Texas, but it looks likely that at least some of the cases (if not all) will be heard in Houston, Texas, although some attorneys have indicated that they will fight to have the cases heard in Louisana.
Category: BP Oil Spill Injury Claims
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