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BP Files for Reimbursement from Contractor for Deepwater Horizon Costs

Following the blow out of the well at the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig off the Louisiana coast in 2010, thousands of coastal residents and corporations were severely damaged by the effects of the accident. While news coverage of this horrific disaster is not as prevalent as it once was, the cleanup efforts continue. This clean up includes not just the act of physically removing the oil from the Gulf, but also resolving the many lawsuits seeking to assign liability for the spill.

During this deadly 2010 offshore accident, 11 maritime workers lost their lives. In addition, millions of gallons of oil leaked into the Gulf of Mexico. The oil killed wildlife, polluted waters, and destroyed fisheries and tourism on the coasts of Texas, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida.

At the time of the accident, the company BP owned the lease for the Macondo well. A different company, Halliburton, based in Houston, Texas, provided well-completion services for the project. In a recent filing at the federal court in New Orleans, BP is now claiming that Halliburton should pay all of its costs following the catastrophe. These costs include the expenses associated with cleaning up the oil spill and lost profits.

In total, the damages associated with this tragic accident amount to billions of dollars. In addition, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig continues to sink, and BP has reserved more than 40 billion dollars to cover those costs. Regardless of the outcome of BP’s latest filings, both BP and Halliburton face more than 500 lawsuits by coastal property owners, businesses, and governments.

The Alabama maritime injury attorneys at Vujasinovic & Beckom, P.L.L.C. hope that the local businesses, maritime workers, and coastal residents will recover from this terrible tragedy.

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