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Daily Archives: April 21, 2011

BP Sues Transocean, Halliburton and Maker of Blowout Preventer Over Gulf Oil Spill

Follow up to previous postings on the Deepwater oil spill, via FindLaw:

  • BP’s Complaints Against Transocean Over Gulf Oil Spill: “BP submitted a court filing in the ongoing litigation regarding last year’s oil rig explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico alleging that the owner of the Deepwater oil rig violated the law and caused the explosion and subsequent spill.”
  • BP Files Lawsuit Against Halliburton Over Gulf Oil Spill: “BP filed a lawsuit in federal court in Texas alleging that Halliburton’s improper conduct contributed to the oil rig explosion and resulting oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last year.”
  • BP Sues Maker of Blowout Preventer in Gulf Oil Spill: “In a cross-claim filed as part of the ongoing litigation surrounding last year’s oil rig explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, BP alleges that the manufacturer of the blowout preventer designed, manufactured, maintained and modified the preventer in a way that rendered it “unreasonable dangerous when used as intended.”

Justia's new free service provides Daily & Weekly Opinion Summaries for all Federal Courts

Another invaluable service for researchers that facilitates free access to court opinions – from the innovative experts at Justia – who are now “providing FREE Daily & Weekly Opinion Summaries for all Federal Courts, and selected State Supreme Courts. See an example daily email for the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals or a weekly… Continue Reading

NRDA Trustees announce $1 billion agreement to fund early Gulf Coast restoration projects

Follow up to previous postings on the Deepwater oil spill, this news release from NOAA: “Under an unprecedented agreement announced today by the Natural Resource Trustees for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (Trustees), BP has agreed to provide $1 billion toward early restoration projects in the Gulf of Mexico to address injuries to natural resources… Continue Reading

OECD Economic Survey of Japan 2011

Economic Survey of Japan 2011: “The 11 March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake was the strongest ever recorded in Japan and triggered the country’s worst disaster of the post-war era…while it is still too early to assess the full extent of the damage, the immediate impact will be to reduce output, although this will later… Continue Reading

FDA 'Strategic Priorities 2011 – 2015'

News release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today released the final version of a strategic priorities document outlining the goals that will guide the agency and its 12,000 employees through 2015. Titled Strategic Priorities 2011 – 2015: Responding to the Public Health Challenges of the 21st Century, the 50-page document provides a vision of… Continue Reading

Attorney General Holder Announces Formation of Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Group to Focus on Energy Markets

News release: “Attorney General Eric Holder today announced the formation of a Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force Working Group to focus specifically on fraud in the energy markets. The Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Group will monitor oil and gas markets for potential violations of criminal or civil laws to safeguard against unlawful consumer… Continue Reading

New GAO Reports: Border Security, Criminal Alien Statistics, Energy-Water Nexus

Border Security: DHS’s Visa Security Program Needs to Improve Performance Evaluation and Better Address Visa Risk Worldwide, GAO-11-315, March 31, 2011 Criminal Alien Statistics: Information on Incarcerations, Arrests, and Costs, GAO-11-187, March 24, 2011 Energy-Water Nexus: Amount of Energy Needed to Supply, Use, and Treat Water Is Location-Specific and Can Be Reduced by Certain Technologies… Continue Reading

Report: Canada is the most significant source for U.S. energy imports

Energy Information Administration – Canada Country Analysis Brief: “Canada has been a significant component of the global energy trade due to its proximity to and trade with the largest energy consumer in the world, the United States. Canada maintains a surplus in all sellable energy commodities, exporting crude oil, natural gas, coal and electricity. The… Continue Reading

CBO – The Effects of Automatic Stabilizers on the Federal Budget

The Effects of Automatic Stabilizers on the Federal Budget – April 21, 2011. See also Tables to Accompany the 2011 Automatic Stabilizers Report “This report focuses on the automatic responses of revenues and outlays to developments in the economy—the automatic stabilizers—that reflect cyclical movements in real (inflation-adjusted) output and unemployment. CBO estimates that automatic stabilizers… Continue Reading