Posts Tagged ‘BP’s’
Feinberg to Oversee BP’s $20 Billion for Spill Claims
Appeals court orders dismantling of Kelley & Ferraro law firm, new trial in Kelley widow’s suit
A state appeals court has ordered the lucrative Kelley & Ferraro asbestos litigation law firm broken up and a new trial for the widow of co-founder Michael Kelley to claim her share of profits from the firm.
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Senate Committee Advances Motley Rice Partner for Federal Judgeship
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted largely along party lines Thursday to endorse plaintiffs lawyer John McConnell Jr. for the federal district court in Rhode Island. Republican senators attacked McConnell as anti-business, while Democrats called those depictions cartoonish and touted support from McConnell’s home state. McConnell took a lead role in major cases involving asbestos, and the …
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Roger Worthington: From Lawyer to Brewer
At Oregon’s Indie Hops, the ex-attorney and Nike’s Jim Solberg are supplying hops to craft brewers
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Feinberg to Oversee BP’s $20 Billion for Spill Claims
The White House and BP tentatively agreed on Wednesday that the oil giant would create a $20 billion fund to pay claims for the worst oil spill in American history.
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