BP hit with $10bn lawsuit over Texas City ‘chemical leak’

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BP hit with $10bn lawsuit over Texas City ‘chemical leak’

BP has been unexpectedly hit with a $10bn (£6.2bn) lawsuit related to an alleged leak of toxic chemicals at its Texas City refinery earlier this year, adding to its woes over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Tony Buzbee, a Texas lawyer also representing Gulf residents affected by the spill, on Tuesday filed the class action lawsuit on behalf of 2,000 claimants linked to an incident in April and May.

Mr Buzbee told The Daily Telegraph that his clients were seeking compensation for “health effects including all symptoms associated with acute benzene exposure”. …”

See:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/7925565/BP-hit-with-10bn-lawsuit-over-Texas-City-chemical-leak.html


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