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Oil spill judge: What is gross negligence?
April 25, 2013
NEW ORLEANS -- The judge who will allocate responsibility for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill has told lawyers to give him their views about whether a series of negligent acts can add up to gross negligence.
The Justice Department and private plaintiffs' attorneys contend that BP PLC acted with gross negligence before the blowout on April 20, 2010. If Judge Carl Barbier agrees, BP's civil penalties could soar.