BP Plc (BP) and its partners in the Gulf of Mexico well that blew up and leaked more than 4.1 million barrels of crude, should pay the state of Louisiana at least $1 million a day for damages caused by the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, state Attorney General Buddy Caldwell said in a lawsuit against the oil giant.
The states claim that the financial damages from the spill, set off by the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in April of last year, will grow. Louisiana seeks at least $1 million in penalties for “each day of violation” as well as full reimbursement for all cleanup and remediation costs. The well, which exploded and sank 50 miles off the Louisiana coast, leaked for 87 days. Large amounts of oil remain in the Gulf’s waters and marshes, Caldwell said.
BP faces about 400 lawsuits in connection with the worst oil spill in U.S. history, with claims that include economic loss, environmental damage and personal injuries and deaths.
BP closed Tuesday’s regular trade at $47.81, down 34 cents, or 0.71%, on 6.51 million shares.
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Why not sue Goldman Sachs along with BP? Goldman Sachs shorted the Gulf one day before the oil spill.
Only one million? Their loss is considerably more than that. Likely in the hundreds of millions per day.
Very surprised to hear about sueing BP. Doesn’t BP own the Gulf coast? Aren’t the so called US of A a colony of the British Empire? Have cats and dogs legal standing to sue their masters? Hasn’t The White House repeatedly bowed in utter submission to BP’s insistence to poison marine and human life with corexit? This sueing thing is only a show anyway and will take decades to accomplish anything. Smoke and mirrors! Anyway where is the oil? There’s no oil anywhere in the Gulf, the sea food is safe, the beaches are clean, what is the fuss all about? Come on, people, why don’t you just go shopping, watch the superball and give BP a break?!
Thanks!
John has hit the nail right on the head.
Americans need to read his post over and over and over, until it sinks into their dense heads.
You’ve allowed criminals to take over your Nation and make you so stupid you think they are the good guys by swallowing their feeble lies.
It’s degraded from shameful, to funny, and finally disgusting.
What is said about a populace who actually serve themselves up as victims.
It’s no wonder the world views us as insane.
A PEOPLE DESERVE ANY REGIME THEY ENDURE.