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BP 'grossly negligent' in 2010 U.S. spill, fines could be $18 billion
2014-09-05 03:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A U.S. judge has decided that BP Plc was grossly negligent and reckless in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill four years ago, a ruling that could add nearly $18 billion in fines to more than $42 billion in charges the company took for the worst offshore environmental disaster in U.S. history. BP said it would appeal Thursdays ruling by U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans, Louisiana, who held a trial without a jury last year to determine who was responsible for the April 20, 2010 rig...
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