Personal Injury & Torts
Dec. 17, 2010
Fed Sue BP Over Oil Spill
The Justice Department has filed a massive civil suit against BP Exploration and Production Inc. and a group of other companies alleging a series of safety and operating failures that led up to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Justice Department's lawsuit filed Wednesday over the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is poised to affect the fortunes of several California lawyers on the plaintiffs' and defense side.
The lawsuit names BP Exploration and Production Inc. and a group of other companies, alleges a series of safety and operating failures that led up to the worst offshore oil spill...
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