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Judge: BP contract shielded Transocean in spill
Transocean still not exempt from punitive damages
Updated: Thursday, 26 Jan 2012, 5:52 PM EST
Published : Thursday, 26 Jan 2012, 5:33 PM EST
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the rig owner involved in drilling the ill-fated well that blew out in the Gulf of Mexico was shielded by its contract with BP from having to pay many pollution claims in the nation's largest offshore oil spill.
U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier ruled Thursday, however, that Transocean Ltd. is not exempt from paying punitive damages and civil penalties that arise from the April 20, 2010, blowout 100 miles off the Louisiana coast.
He also says Transocean is responsible for claims that are directly related to pollution caused by its rig.
Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange tells The Associated Press that the Justice Department is working with the states to create an outline for a settlement. A trial on the spill is set for next month.
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