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Judge refuses to block BP settlement payouts

Rejects oil company's bid to block billions in payments to businesses claiming they were affected by 2010 spill

OnApril 05, 3:08 PM
Trial set to open for Gulf oil spill litigation

Attorneys for feds, Gulf states and private plaintiffs hope to convince judge that BP, partners are liable more than $42B in damages

OnFebruary 25, 9:28 AM
Feds, BP agree oil captured not part of penalties

BP, federal government agreed that 34 million gallons of oil captured during the spill can't count toward civil penalties the oil giant faces

OnFebruary 19, 10:50 PM
Judge OKs $400M in Gulf oil spill penalties

In plea deal drilling co. Transocean agrees to pay $400M in criminal penalties for its role in 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill

OnFebruary 14, 12:05 PM
Unknown substance leaking from Deepwater Horizon site

BP and the Coast Guard has not publicly ID'd milky-white mystery substance but say it is not oil and not harmful

OnJanuary 31, 8:03 PM
Judge approves BP's manslaughter guilty plea

A federal judge approved an agreement for BP to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay a record $4 billion in criminal penalties for the company's role in the 2010 oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Mark Strassmann reports.

OnJanuary 29, 7:26 PM /PlayVideo
$4 billion BP oil spill criminal settlement approved

In exchange for a guilty plea on manslaughter and other charges, judge approves settlement, but BP still faces civil claims

OnJanuary 29, 7:00 PM
Study: "Dirty bathtub" buried oil from BP spill

Scientists say as much as 1/3 of oil from Deepwater Horizon spill may be stored in ocean floor sediment by "dirty bathtub" phenomenon

OnJanuary 28, 11:37 AM
Transocean admits criminal conduct before oil spill

The $1.4B in fines against BP's partner in the Deepwater Horizon venture are a windfall for Gulf States

OnJanuary 03, 1:45 PM
Judge approves settlement in BP class action suit

Judge has given final approval to BP's settlement with businesses, individuals who lost money because of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill

OnDecember 21, 10:05 PM
BP finishes latest search for Gulf oil leaks

No results have been posted yet from BP's latest attempt to find out the possible origin of new oil sheens and slicks in the Gulf

OnDecember 17, 5:01 PM
Oil may be seeping from Deepwater Horizon site

BP checking for new leaks after sheens spotted near scene of 2010 disaster; Congressman accuses BP of stonewalling anew as he seeks info

OnDecember 13, 7:42 AM
3 BP employees plead not guilty on Gulf oil spill charges

Two BP rig supervisors and a former BP exec were arraigned in court over the case of the 2010 deadly Deepwater Horizon rig explosion

OnNovember 28, 7:13 PM
BP workers being made scapegoats with Deepwater Horizon death charges, defense lawyers say

Defense attorneys for rig workers charged in Deepwater Horizon deaths vow to fight federal manslaughter charges

OnNovember 16, 9:41 AM
BP workers charged with manslaughter in deadly Deepwater Horizon Gulf blast

Feds accuse workers of acting negligently on Deepwater Horizon drilling rig; BP executive charged with lying to investigators

OnNovember 15, 8:14 PM

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Judge refuses to block BP settlement payouts

Trial set to open for Gulf oil spill litigation

Feds, BP agree oil captured not part of penalties

Judge OKs $400M in Gulf oil spill penalties

Unknown substance leaking from Deepwater Horizon site

Judge approves BP's manslaughter guilty plea

$4 billion BP oil spill criminal settlement approved

Study: "Dirty bathtub" buried oil from BP spill

Transocean admits criminal conduct before oil spill

Judge approves settlement in BP class action suit

BP finishes latest search for Gulf oil leaks

Oil may be seeping from Deepwater Horizon site

3 BP employees plead not guilty on Gulf oil spill charges

BP workers being made scapegoats with Deepwater Horizon death charges, defense lawyers say

BP workers charged with manslaughter in deadly Deepwater Horizon Gulf blast

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