BP and Justice Department try for deal ahead of Deepwater Horizon trial
With trial over 2010 disaster set to begin in New Orleans today, government said to offer $16bn deal to settle claims
The US Justice Department and BP were engaged Sunday in efforts to forge a last-minute deal to avert a trial over 2010's deadly Deepwater Horizon disaster, set to begin in New Orleans on Monday. Over...
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