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  • 1st witness testifies in Gulf oil spill trial

    the explosion that killed 11 workers and spawned the massive spill. Transocean owned the rig; BP leased it. BP lawyer Mike Brock said the company allows contractors like Transocean to take the primary responsibility for the safety of rig operations as long   from KIRO Read more »

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              Protestors from the National Audubon Institute, the Gulf Restoration Network and other organizations stand outside Federal Court on the first day of the Gulf oil spill settlement trial in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier is scheduled to hear several hours of opening statements Monday by lawyers for the companies, federal and state governments and others who sued over the disaster. Barbier is hearing the case without a jury. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
            
                  High-stakes trial begins over 2010 Gulf oil spill

    BP’s attempts to shift the blame to other parties, by far the primary fault for this disaster belongs to BP.’’ BP attorney Mike Brock acknowledged that the oil company made mistakes. But he accused rig owner Transocean Ltd. of failing to properly maintain   from Boston.com Read more »

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