January 12, 2016
A whistleblower accusing BP PLC of misleading the government to secure permits for its Gulf of Mexico-based Atlantis production platform said in Texas federal court recently that he would ask the Fifth Circuit to revive the $266 billion False Claims Act suit against the company.
February 25, 2015
BP PLC told a Texas federal court Wednesday that the introduction of structural engineers' reports by whistleblowers was a flimsy attempt to get the court to reconsider assertions it has already rejected in a $266 billion False Claims Act suit involving BP's Gulf of Mexico-based Atlantis facility.
February 19, 2015
Whistleblowers urged a Texas federal judge to reconsider summary judgment in a $266 billion False Claims Act suit involving BP PLC's Gulf of Mexico-based Atlantis facility on Wednesday, arguing that new evidence supports their allegations of false certification and liability.
October 08, 2014
BP PLC urged a Texas federal judge on Tuesday not to revive a $266 billion False Claims Act suit involving the energy giant's Atlantis facility in the Gulf of Mexico, saying the plaintiffs have failed to produce evidence that would justify reopening the case.
September 17, 2014
A former BP PLC contractor asked a Texas federal judge on Wednesday to revisit her decision tossing his $266 billion False Claims Act suit over the energy giant's Atlantis facility in the Gulf of Mexico, saying a previously undisclosed government report proves the oil platform is unsafe.
August 21, 2014
A Texas federal judge on Thursday tossed a former BP PLC contractor's $266 billion False Claims Act suit alleging safety problems at the energy giant's Atlantis facility in the Gulf of Mexico, ruling the plaintiffs don't have standing and otherwise haven't presented any evidence that BP made misrepresentations to the government.