5th Circuit Affirms Gas Retailer’s $58.4M Award From Settlement Agreement

(December 14, 2017, 3:48 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Dec. 14 affirmed a federal judge in Louisiana’s decision to award a gasoline retailer $58.4 million under the Deepwater Horizon Economic and Property Damages Settlement Agreement, finding that the judge did not err when finding that the company was not excluded from the settlement agreement (BP Exploration & Production Inc., et al. v. Claimant ID 100211268, No. 16-31118, 5th Cir.)....