US sues BP, eight others to cover cleanup, losses from Gulf oil spill - Christian Science Monitor

Justice Department seeks unlimited payments from BP and other companies to cover cleanup costs, economic losses from this year's huge Gulf oil spill. The civil suit alleges safety lapses by BP and others.

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Attorney General Eric Holder, accompanied by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson, gestures during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, on Dec. 15, 2010, to announce a civil lawsuit against nine defendants for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The Justice Department filed suit on Wednesday against BP Exploration and Production Inc. and eight other companies, seeking unlimited payments to cover ongoing cleanup costs and economic losses from the massive offshore oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

US sues BP, eight others to cover cleanup, losses from Gulf oil spill - Christian Science Monitor