Posts tagged “Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law — Phase One Trial”.
On September 4, 2014, District Court Judge Carl Barbier issued his "Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law - Phase One Trial" in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill litigation. In his 153 page opinion, Judge Barbier found BP liable for gross negligence and willful misconduct under the Clean Water Act, which is also known as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Judge Barbier focused largely on the many dangerous decisions that were taken on the Deepwater Horizon shortly before the explosion. BP subsequently filed a motion in which it asked Judge Barbier to reconsider his opinion. On ...
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