The U.S. Department of Justice is accusing oil company BP of gross negligence and a “culture of corporate recklessness,’ in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a charge that could significantly increase the damages BP could be forced to pay in the case…
The DOJ also said Transocean, the owner and operator of the Deepwater Horizon rig, is guilty of gross negligence as well…
— excerpts from “DOJ Accuses BP of ‘Gross Negligence’ in Gulf Oil Spill” in CNN.money (Sept. 5, 2012)
