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July 2015 - Simien & Simien, LLC

BP has 30 Days to Pay Local Government Settlements

A Louisiana federal judge has ruled that BP has until Aug. 26, 2015, to pay local municipalities that accepted settlement offers stemming from the company’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Judge Carl Barbier issued the order that BP must pay out the settlements within their entirety within the next 30 days.

Fatal Accident on I-12 Caused by Driver who Lost Control of his Vehicle

One victim is dead and another hospitalized with serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle while on the shoulder of I-12 on Monday afternoon. According to the Louisiana State Police, a 57-year-old Independence woman was trying to help load a car onto a trailer near LA 447 in Walker,

Ignition Switch Fatality Claims Reach 124 – But What About Those Whose Claims were Denied?

General Motors has finally completed processing the 4,342 claims it received for the company’s faulty ignition switch; 124 deaths and 266 injury claims were accepted. According to Kenneth Feinberg, who was heading up the claims process, approximately 80 percent of the claims were deemed ineligible and 453 were deficient in

BP to Settle Claims for Up to $18.7 Billion for Deepwater Horizon Disaster

BP has announced that the company has reached an agreement to settle federal, state and local claims that arose from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The agreement includes the states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Payments will be made over the next 18 years. As natives of

What are Surface Rights?

The United States is currently undergoing an energy industry explosion. New technologies have developed that allow more efficient methods for extracting gas and oil from the ground. These technologies also allow drilling in places unable to be reached before. While this may be fantastic news for the oil and gas

What are Surface Rights?

The United States is currently undergoing an energy industry explosion. New technologies have developed that allow more efficient methods for extracting gas and oil from the ground. These technologies also allow drilling in places unable to be reached before. While this may be fantastic news for the oil and gas

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