nsane.forums Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Still faces civil lawsuits, fines for environmental damage. According to CNN, oil giant BP has reached a settlement with the US Department of Justice that will result in its pleading guilty to criminal charges connected to the Gulf Oil Spill. The result will be a fine of $4 billion paid over five years. That is the largest fine in US history, topping the previous record of $1.3 billion. Other details, which are still subject to judicial approval, will be announced later today. The settlement will not end the company's legal liabilities. In addition to criminal issues, the company is likely to face fines due to the environmental damages it caused. Civil lawsuits are also pending. BP was not the only company responsible for the well, so legal wrangling could still go on for many years. The spill was caused by the failure of hardware on the ocean floor at a newly drilled oil well. Because of the well's great depth and the high pressure with which oil and natural gas were escaping, it took weeks for hardware to successfully stop the flow. The result was one of the largest oil spills on record. The spill had a widespread impact on many Gulf communities, many of which rely on fisheries that were shut down or tourists who stayed away. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted November 15, 2012 Administrator Share Posted November 15, 2012 Too less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ck_kent Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Agreed. They could probably earn that in less than a year. They should also be made to pay, in one form or another, those livelihood that were affected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal X Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 $30 Billion in five years sounds more fair.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted November 29, 2012 Administrator Share Posted November 29, 2012 $30 Billion in five years sounds more fair.. Make it $50 Billion and we have a deal. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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