A Louisiana federal court has found that the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was the result of gross negligence on the part of BP, a decision that will potentially have the company paying billions of dollars more in fines. Under the Clean Water Act, a company can be charged up to $1,100 per barrel of oil spilled in the absence of gross negligence. This is only its first phase, focusing on loss of control over the well, the following fire and explosion, the sinking of the oil rig, and how oil started to be discharged.
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