BP Plc acted with gross negligence in setting off the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, a federal judge ruled, handing down a long-awaited decision that may force the energy company to pay billions of dollars more for the …
The number of claims filed against BP Plc’s oil spill compensation fund has risen by 18 percent over the last six weeks to a total of 195,403, according to the claims website – even though payouts began almost a year …
Former FBI Director Louis Freeh will investigate possible misconduct by a lawyer involved in making payments to settle claims by people and businesses affected by the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, the judge in the spill …
The chief executive of Transocean Ltd., owner of the rig destroyed after BP Plc’s Macondo well blew out in 2010, told a federal judge on Tuesday that his workers made mistakes that day, but were not responsible for overall safety …