Environmental
Sep. 16, 2014
'Gross negligence' at Deepwater Horizon
A federal district judge recently found that BP was "grossly negligent" in its role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The finding could cost the company billions. By Hubert T. Lee and Steven L. Hoch
On Sept. 4, BP was found to be "grossly negligent" by U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier for its role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico. In re Oil Spill by the Oil Rig "Deepwater Horizon" in the Gulf of Mexico, on April 20, 2010, 10-md-02179. The explosion and subsequent oil spill resulted in the loss of 11 lives, injury of 17 others, and the leakage o...
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