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Liability stakes for high-risk industries are raised in wake of BP ruling

September 15, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

A US court ruling that dramatically ramped up BP Plc’s potential penalties for the 2010 Gulf oil spill could create new liability risks not just for deep water drillers but also for other industries like mining and nuclear power generation. US District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Thursday found BP  guilty of […]

Filed Under: Environment, International, News, Safety Tagged With: financial penalties, gross negligence, Gulf oil spill, Judge Carl Barbier, Louisiana, Macondo well, New Orleans, offshore environmental disaster, US court ruling

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