August 10th, 2010

16 years since
In re Oil Spill by the Oil Rig 'Deepwater Horizon' (MDL 2179)

August 10th, 2010 · United States

16 years ago today, in United States, in re Oil Spill by the Oil Rig 'Deepwater Horizon' (MDL 2179).

MDL consolidating claims from Deepwater Horizon. BP agreed to $20.8B global settlement (April 2016) — largest environmental-damages settlement in U.S. history. Driven by Clean Water Act civil penalties, OPA-90 liability, and NRDA.

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