BP reaches $7.8-billion settlement with oil spill plaintiffs
Saturday, March 3, 2012 - 01:50
in Earth & Climate
The tentative deal would resolve a civil lawsuit filed by a diverse group of 120,000 plaintiffs seeking compensation for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.Global oil giant BP has reached a proposed settlement estimated at $7.8 billion with the more than 120,000 plaintiffs in the massive civil lawsuit arising from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.