Judge Rules BP Was ‘Grossly Negligent’ in Gulf Oil Spill September 4, 2014 BP Plc acted with gross negligence in setting off the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, a federal judge...
BP Executive Says Internal Oil Spill Probe Did Not Weigh Cost Overruns March 1, 2013 By Kristen Hays BP Plc’s investigation of its disastrous 2010 Gulf of Mexico blowout did not address the impact of cost overruns on...
Barring Last Minute Deal, Gulf Oil Spill Trial to Get Underway Monday February 21, 2013 By Braden Reddall and Kristen Hays Nearly three years after a deepwater well rupture killed 11 men, sank a rig and spewed 4 million barrels of...
U.S. Opposes Delay in BP Oil Spill Trial May 2, 2012 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. government said a trial to assign blame and damages among BP Plc and others over the 2010 Gulf...
BP Seeks Settlement with Oil Spill Plaintiffs February 29, 2012 By Kathy Finn BP Plc is seeking to settle a lawsuit over the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill by tapping into...
Complex Trial Over Blame for Gulf Oil Spill Set to Open February 24, 2012 By Jonathan Stempel It could be the ultimate case for passing the buck. A massive trial over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil...
BP Wins Ruling Keeping Prior Accidents Out of Gulf Spill Trial February 9, 2012 By Jonathan Stempel BP Plc won a court order to keep references to some previous accidents out of this month’s trial to assess...