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Gulf spill trial kicks off with BP facing accusations of 'gross negligence'

2013-02-26 11:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BusinessGreen: BP yesterday faced a series of accusations that it was guilty of "corporate recklessness" in the run-up to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion, which killed 11 oil rig workers and led to the biggest oil spill in US history. The first day of the long-awaited civil trial against BP and its partners, Transocean, and Halliburton saw the companies face a series of claims that they were guilty of "gross negligence and wilful misconduct" and are therefore eligible for punitive damages. The complex...

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