BP, found grossly negligent, may face $18 billion in gulf spill - Energy giant BP's willful misconduct and gross negligence led to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, a federal judge said in a ruling Thursday that exposes the company to billions of dollars in civil penalties.
- BP Responds To "Grossly Negligent" Ruling - BP strongly disagrees with the decision issued today by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana and will immediately appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
- Sen. Markey Statement on Gross Negligence Ruling against BP for Gulf Oil Spill - Senator Edward Markey (D-MA), who led the congressional investigation into the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, praised the ruling by a Louisiana federal court that BP was "reckless" and guilty of "gross negligence" in their contributions to the spill.
- Conservation Groups React to Ruling that BP Grossly Negligent in 2010 Oil Disaster
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