Litigation
Sep. 6, 2014
SF prosecutor, LA defense attorney are winners in BP oil spill ruling
Two California lawyers were at the heart of Thursday's blockbuster federal trial court ruling exposing BP PLC to as much as $18 billion in Clean Water Act fines for "reckless" behavior in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Two California lawyers were at the heart of Thursday's blockbuster federal trial court ruling exposing BP PLC to as much as $18 billion in Clean Water Act fines for "reckless" behavior in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
San Francisco-based R. Michael Underhill of the U.S. Department of Justice served as the lead co-counsel for the United States prosecuting BP, which ended in a disastro...
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