BP faces civil trial over gulf oil spill
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 22:30
in Mathematics & Economics
Having just paid $4 billion to settle criminal charges, BP now risks a fine of as much as $17 billion in the trial set to begin next week.With the ink having barely dried on the record-breaking $4-billion check BP wrote to settle criminal charges stemming from its Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster, the energy giant is again confronted with a protracted court battle that could cost it billions more.