Deepwater Horizon timeline
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2011
2012
Court rules on competing motions from Halliburton and BP
Court excludes an expert’s warning opinions in the oil spill litigation
Court separates an oil spill case and orders transfer to Mississippi
Court caps lawyers’ contingency fees for claims under two oil spill settlements
Court grants BP’s dismissal motion in an individual oil spill case
BP agrees to plead guilty over the Deepwater Horizon disaster
Court approves the oil spill economic and property damage settlement
2013
2014
2015
Judge denies BP’s bid to strike Alabama’s jury demand
A claimant asks to opt out of the oil spill medical settlement
Court rules on BP and Transocean requests for summary judgment
U.S. and Gulf states file a proposed BP civil settlement
Judge finds Anadarko owes a civil penalty under the Clean Water Act
Allocation official issues a decision on Halliburton and Transocean settlement funds
2016
Court denies a class member’s request for BP to pay additional claims costs
Court gives preliminary approval to two oil spill settlements
Court approves a process for challenging oil spill medical class exclusions
Court addresses oil spill plaintiffs’ compliance with an earlier pretrial order
Claims administrator submits a distribution model for two oil spill settlements
Court addresses use of federal ocean data in oil spill settlements
Judge permits complaints seeking to intervene in the oil spill litigation
Court holds a fairness hearing on two oil spill class settlements
2017
Judge gives final approval to Halliburton and Transocean class settlements
Court lets specified oil spill claimants opt out of the economic settlement
Court clarifies how previously ordered oil spill settlement funds operate
Court dismisses oil spill claims for failure to present them under federal law
Court approves a claims-processing procedure for the oil spill economic settlement
Court refers appeals of Halliburton and Transocean settlement determinations
Court approves lien procedures for the oil spill medical settlement
2018
Court requires remaining B1 oil spill plaintiffs to document causation and damages
Court issues notice on challenges to oil spill medical class membership
Court denies requests for immediate payment or an appeal bond
Judge declines to lift the fee cap for an economic settlement claim
Court caps contingent fees in Halliburton and Transocean settlements
Court approves two procedures for oil spill settlement claims
Court addresses remaining oil spill economic claims placed on hold
Court appoints a new claims administrator for an oil spill settlement class
2019
Court identifies B3 oil spill plaintiffs who complied with a pretrial order
Court approves a procedure for confirming and releasing oil spill claims
Judge sets a hearing for Alabama claimants in the oil spill settlement
Court approves a partial distribution of oil spill punitive damages funds
Court appoints a successor trustee for the oil spill medical settlement
Judge modifies confidentiality rules for oil spill claim information
2020
Judge dismisses a complaint against oil spill plaintiffs’ counsel
Court dismisses the Shivers plaintiffs’ amended oil spill complaint
Court approves the final punitive damages distribution in two oil spill settlements
Judge takes responsibility for remaining oil spill settlement appeals
Judge partly grants BP’s motion and dismisses four personal injury claims
2021
Court overrules an objection to winding down the oil spill settlement program
Court sets a deadline for changing venue in certain B3 oil spill cases
Judge hears a challenge to a plaintiff’s standing in an oil spill case
Court recommends remand of the Valdivieso oil spill case
Judge denies a motion challenging standing in an oil spill case
Court issues record retention and trust orders for oil spill settlement winddown
Court revises a ruling partly granting BP summary judgment
Court appoints an adjudicator for third-party oil spill claims