Transocean Petitions To Limit Liability In Deepwater Horizon Catastrophe
As anticipated, affiliates of Transocean Ltd. have filed a petition to exonerate themselves from, or limit their liability as to, claims arising from the personal injuries and deaths, property damage, and environmental damage associated with the destruction and sinking of the Transocean Deepwater Horizon drilling platform. Transocean's admiralty and maritime petition was filed on May 13, 2010, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division.
The Houston, Texas, law firm of Arnold & Itkin LLP represents several survivors of the Deepwater Horizon accident.
The firm has released a new website dedicated to the legal questions, issues, concerns, and updates surrounding the Transocean Deepwater Horizon blowout, explosion, and subsequent oil spill. Some of the topics covered by www.TransoceanLawsuits.com include:
- The companies involved and their responsibilities, including BP, Transocean, Halliburton, Cameron International Group, and the MMS.
- Possible Causes including the Blowout Preventer, the Cementing Process, and Methane Pockets.
- Types of Injuries: PTSD, Wrongful Death, and Burn Injuries.
To learn more about the different types of legitimate legal claims and who is eligible to file, please visit:www.TransoceanLawsuits.com.
