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Suits Over Oil Spill Temporarily Suspended

By Edward Bills

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All lawsuits against Transocean stemming from an April 20 oil spill have been temporarily put on hold by a Houston judge while the company seeks to limit its liability. Transocean officials earlier this week filed a request to suspend the lawsuits as they seek to limit their liability to $26.7 million under the Limitation of Liability Act. In the filing, the company denies the explosion and the resulting injuries and oil spill are its fault. Many of the plaintiff lawyers involved in the more than 100 lawsuits against Transocean are appalled by this move and say it should be difficult for the company to prove it is not at all responsible for what occurred.

Full post as published by Bodily Injury Blog on May 17, 2010 (boomark / email).

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