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French Court Clears Continental of Criminal Liability for 2000 Concorde Crash

November 30, 2012

Continental Airlines was cleared on Thursday of criminal responsibility for the Concorde crash in Paris in 2000 that killed 113 people, with a French court also absolving a mechanic at the U.S. airline of involuntary manslaughter. The appeals court ruling, …

Ex-BP Engineer Faces Feb. Trial Tied to Oil Spill

June 15, 2012

A former BP Plc engineer who is the first individual to face criminal charges related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been scheduled to face a jury trial on Feb. 25, a U.S. federal judge decided. Kurt …