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Company: BP
Current Parent Company: BP
Penalty: $7,800,000,000
Year: 2012
Date: December 21, 2012
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: oil spill
Mega-Scandal: Deepwater Horizon
Violation Description: BP agreed to pay an estimated $7.8 billion to settle class action claims for economic loss, property damage and medical injuries in connection with the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Eastern District of Louisiana
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: MDL No. 2179
Case Name: In Re: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig "Deepwater Horizon" in the Gulf of Mexico, on April 20, 2010
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: oil and gas
Specific Industry of Current Parent: oil & gas
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