BP Agrees to Plead Guilty to Felony Charges Arising Out of Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Legal Planet: Environmental Law and Policy 2012-11-19
Summary:
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that British Petroleum has agreed to plead guilty to felony charges stemming from the Deepwater Horizon disaster that killed 11 workers and precipitated the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. As part of the plea bargain, BP has agreed to pay the federal government $4.5 billion in penalties, including [...]