Category Archives: Judge Carl J. Barbier

Carl J. Barbier (born 1944) is a United States federal judge.

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Barbier received a B.A. from Southeastern Louisiana University in 1966 and a J.D. from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law in 1970. He was a law clerk to William Redman, Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit from 1969 to 1970, and to Fred Cassibry, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana from 1970 to 1971. He was in private practice in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1971 to 1998.

On May 19, 1998, Barbier was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana vacated by Okla Jones. Barbier was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 28, 1998, and received his commission on October 1, 1998.

In August 2010 he was appointed to hear the cases in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. It is expected that at least 300 cases will be consolidated in his court

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Blog U.S. District Court Judge Carl Barbier Dismisses All State Law Claims

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Panajachel Chamber of Commerse Online

U.S. District Court Judge Carl Barbier Dismisses All State Law Claims Judge allows some punitive damages in BP oil spill lawsuits By Rebecca Mowbray In a major ruling about economic losses resulting from last year’s oil disaster in the Gulf … Continue reading →

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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Blog Gulf Coast Claims Facility No Longer GOD

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Panajachel Chamber of Commerse Online

Gulf Coast Claims Facility No Longer GOD BP claims process enters new, uncertain phase By Moira Herbst NEW YORK, Feb 10 (Reuters Legal) – Kenneth Feinberg, the formerly freewheeling administrator of BP Plc’s fund to compensate victims of last year’s oil … Continue reading →

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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Blog Gulf Coast Claims Facility Underpaying Victims

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Panajachel Chamber of Commerse Online

Gulf Coast Claims Facility Underpaying Victims BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill fund ‘underpaying victims’ BP’s oil spill compensation fund is underpaying victims, according to Mississippi’s attorney general. By Rowena Mason Jim Hood filed a court motion on behalf of … Continue reading →

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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Blog Big Surprise Gulf Spill Compensation Fund is Not Independent

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Panajachel Chamber of Commerse Online

Big Surprise, Gulf Spill Compensation Fund is Not Independent BP’s Gulf spill compensation fund is not independent, rules Louisiana court • Fund and administrator ‘not completely neutral or independent’ • Compensated victims could now reopen cases, warns lawyer by Tim … Continue reading →

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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Blog U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier Alabama AG Appointment

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Panajachel Chamber of Commerse Online

U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier Alabama AG Appointment Judge defends spill decision that upset La. AG By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge said Friday that he wasn’t trying to deprive states of their rights when he … Continue reading →

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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Blog Gulf Coast Claims Facility Bias

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Panajachel Chamber of Commerse Online

Gulf Coast Claims Facility Bias Feinberg’s Independence From BP Questioned By SABRINA CANFIELD NEW ORLEANS (CN) – A legal expert says aspects of BP’s oil spill compensation fund made through its Gulf Coast Claims Center “do not comport with the … Continue reading →

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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Blog Claimants Rights

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Panajachel Chamber of Commerse Online

Claimants Rights Power struggle emerges over oil spill claims procedures By Steve Korris Leaders in litigation over the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill grabbed for power over $17 billion without making sure their followers would back them up. As … Continue reading →

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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Blog Feinberg BP Lawyer?

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Panajachel Chamber of Commerse Online

Feinberg BP Lawyer? Plaintiff lawyers claim Feinberg is agent for defense in BP MDL By Alejandro de los Rios Plaintiff lawyers in the multi-district litigation (MDL) involving the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill have filed a motion urging U.S. … Continue reading →

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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Blog Plaintiffs’ Bar

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Panajachel Chamber of Commerse Online

Plaintiffs’ Bar Lawyers to Feinberg: Stop Bad-Mouthing Us Washington attorney Kenneth Feinberg hasn’t exactly endeared himself to many people in the Gulf in the messy process of sorting out who is owed what from the BP oil spill. Feinberg is … Continue reading →

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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Blog BP Fights $75 million Statutory Cap

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Panajachel Chamber of Commerse Online

BP Fights $75 million Statutory Cap BP Fights Court Bid to Lift Oil-Spill Damages Limit By Moira Herbst NEW YORK, Nov 19 (Reuters Legal) – BP Plc had said for months it would pay all legitimate damages for the largest … Continue reading →