We blogged on Thursday about the initial lawsuits getting filed over the huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Those suits, however, are likely to turn out to represent just the tip of the iceberg in regard to the legal trouble likely facing a host of defendants, including BP,…
The results of a new study found that the side effects of Accutane, an acne drug that is also known as generic isotretinoin, increases the risk of developing inflammatory bowel problems. The study, conducted by the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, was published March 30 in the American Journal…
As oil edged toward the Louisiana coast, fears continued to grow that the leak from the seabed oil well could spiral out of control. One official at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said the oil flow could grow from the current estimate of 5,000 barrels a day to “an…
BP PLC said Friday that it would honor all “legitimate claims” for damages stemming from the Louisiana oil spill, as the company’s stock continued to fall amid investors’ concerns about potential litigation and a total clean-up bill that could run well into the billions of dollars. The disaster was set…
British Petroleum downplayed the possibility of a catastrophic accident at an offshore rig that exploded, causing the worst U.S. oil spill in decades along the Gulf Coast and endangering shoreline habitat. In its 2009 exploration plan and environmental impact analysis for the well, BP suggested it was unlikely, or virtually…
Bayer recently released its Annual Report for 2009. The report is 274 pages long. Here are the highlights: * By Bayer’s count, as of February 15, 2010, about 1,100 lawsuits were filed against it by women injured by Yaz or Yasmin. * Yaz and Yasmin are Bayer’s best-selling pharmaceutical products…
It’s looking much more likely that the oil spill from a BP well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico will have political ramifications in the U.S. The situation in the Gulf deteriorated again as the U.S. Coastguard revealed that oil is gushing from the damaged well five times faster than…
The plaintiff’ attorneys are starting to circle the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Attorneys have filed a class action on Thursday over damages caused by the drilling rig that exploded on April 20. The suit, Cooper v. BP plc, was filed in the Eastern District of Louisiana…
The White House escalated its response Thursday to the growing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and a local official said the massive slick is projected to reach the Louisiana coast late Thursday. The oil “is already in state waters” and will reach the Pass-a-Loutre Wildlife Management Area, near…
Two new federal lawsuits are filed over the oil spill that is currently spewing crude into the Gulf of Mexico after an explosion on one of BP PLC’s offshore rigs. Both lawsuits were filed in the Eastern District of Louisiana. The first was filed on behalf of two Louisiana commercial…