Curtas do Bryant´s

Court – DWH litigation

The US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued its findings of fact and conclusions of law for the Phase Two Trial in the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) litigation. The court found that BP was not grossly negligent, reckless, willful, or wanton in its source control planning and preparation. The court further found that it had not been shown that BP's flow rate misrepresentation delayed the capping of the Macondo well or otherwise adversely affected source control. Finally, the court found, for purposes of calculating the maximum civil penalty under the CWA, that 3.19 million barrels of oil were discharged into waters of the Gulf of Mexico. In re Deepwater Horizon, MDL 2179 (ED La., January 15, 2015) [located at http://www.brymar-consulting.com/wp-content/uploads/Misc/DWH_findings_150115.pdf ].

EP – Indian-Italian dispute

The European Parliament (EP) issued a press release [located at http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20150109IPR06318/html/MEPs-call-for-Italian-mar%C3%B2-accused-of-killing-Indian-fishermen-to-be-repatriated ] it passed a resolution expressing great sadness at the tragic death of the two Indian fishermen who died during anti-piracy operations in 2012, but also grave concerns about the continued detention without charge of the two Italian marines. Hope was expressed that the diplomatic dispute could be settled soon under Italian jurisdiction and/or through international arbitration. (1/15/15).

Australia – fire on livestock carrier

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) posted the preliminary report of its investigation into the fire on board the livestock carrier Ocean Drover in Fremantle on 9 October 2014. Initial analysis indicates that the fire started in one of the central forward cabins on the upper deck. The fire quickly spread and engulfed the upper deck and the bridge deck above. MO-2014-012 [located at http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/5189966/mo2014012-prelim.pdf ] (1/15/15). Fonte: Dennis Bryant.