DOJ Due to Turn Up the Heat on British Petroleum

WSJ Law Blog · Dec 15th, 2010, 09:20 AM

The Justice Department today is expected today to lend its considerable weight to civil lawsuits pending against BP and its contractors over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Dozens of private suits have been consolidated into an MDL in federal court in New Orleans. The DOj is expected to file a complaint that seeks to join that MDL scrum and allege violations of environmental-protection regulations, which could trigger penalties under the Clean Water Act and Oil Pollution Act, WSJ reports.

The fines under the Clean Water Act could at a minimum amount to $4.5 billion, which would be $1,100 for each of the estimated 4.1 million barrels that spilled into the waters, according to WSJ.

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Dec 15th, 2010, 11:53 PM

I am sure they will escape justice.

Dec 15th, 2010, 09:20 AM	#1
WSJ Law Blog News Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 6,055	DOJ Due to Turn Up the Heat on British Petroleum The Justice Department today is expected today to lend its considerable weight to civil lawsuits pending against BP and its contractors over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Dozens of private suits have been consolidated into an MDL in federal court in New Orleans. The DOj is expected to file a complaint that seeks to join that MDL scrum and allege violations of environmental-protection regulations, which could trigger penalties under the Clean Water Act and Oil Pollution Act, WSJ reports. The fines under the Clean Water Act could at a minimum amount to $4.5 billion, which would be $1,100 for each of the estimated 4.1 million barrels that spilled into the waters, according to WSJ. More...

Dec 15th, 2010, 11:53 PM	#2
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