BP Found Grossly Negligent in Deepwater Horizon Disaster

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BP was grossly negligent in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and oil spill, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

The decision by U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans means BP faces as much as $18 billion in civil penalties under the U.S. Clean Water Act for pollution in the Gulf of Mexico, far more than if the judge had found the company simply negligent.

BP said it disagreed with the decision and will appeal. "The law is clear that proving gross negligence is a very high bar that was not met in this case. BP believes that an impartial view of the record does not support the erroneous conclusion reached by the district court," the company said.

http://online.wsj.com/articles/u-s-judge-finds-bp-grossly-negligent-in-2010-deepwater-horizon-disaster-1409842182

[Jacque67 7,328]

Stingy bastards!

[decocker 7,198]

f bp

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

commie judge - clinton apointee. not surprised. this is just more of the commies trying to wrestle successful free enterprises to the ground. they hate free enterprise.

[JohnR! 5,495]

It's all Obama's fault!

There. Someone had to say it.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

It's all Obama's fault!

There. Someone had to say it.

does it really need saying? i thought that was understood by now.

[JohnR! 5,495]

True. Obama has a standing indictment from the deniers.

does it really need saying? i thought that was understood by now.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

The devastation will last for decades

[decocker 7,198]

The devastation will last for decades

and bp is appealing it. f bp

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

The devastation will last for decades

oh, if you ask big oil and it's puppets in politics, there's no devastation. come on in, the water is fine...

[milimelo 4,481]

Should've charged and fined Halliburton as well - their nitrogen cement job failed to do the job and they knew about it.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

and bp is appealing it. f bp

I think they are appealing the level of the damages vs those paid by Transocean and Halliburton and that some of the damage payments paid out may not have been justifiable.

I don't think are trying to make out that they aren't responsible at all.

[Jacque67 7,328]

I think they are appealing the level of the damages vs those paid by Transocean and Halliburton and that some of the damage payments paid out may not have been justifiable.

I don't think are trying to make out that they aren't responsible at all.

Some lawyers trying to make even more money.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Litigation is a game in the US. It's like the payment protection stuff in the UK, licence to get money for nothing.

[UncleBeer 244]

Regardless of culpability, Interior Secretary Salazar's vow to keep the gubmint's "boot on the neck of BP" was wildly ill-chosen, but not dissimilar to other administration comments regarding industry (e.g. "bankrupt the coal industry"). Have a beef with industries? Prosecute, don't demonize. Apparently this administration plans on fueling the country on unicorn farts.