Appeals Court Stands By Ruling Holding BP Liable for Spill Penalties

"A panel of federal appeals court judges in New Orleans has refused to reconsider a ruling that BP and Andarko Petroleum Corp. must pay federal fines related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil disaster.

BP and Anadarko, co-owners of the failed Macondo oil well, had sought to avoid penalties by blaming another company's failed equipment.

In an opinion issued Wednesday (Nov. 5), a three-judge panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court stood by its June ruling that oil from the disaster came from the Macondo well, making BP and Anadarko liable for Clean Water Act violations."

Jennifer Larino reports for the New Orleans Times-Picayune November 6, 2014.

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