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BP managers could face manslaughter charges over Gulf oil spill

Dominic Rushe, the Guardian

29 March 2011 •

BP executives, including ex-chief executive Tony Hayward, may be charged by US authorities over Deepwater Horizon explosion

The US authorities are considering charging BP managers with manslaughter after decisions they made before the Deepwater Horizon oil well explosion last year killed 11 workers and caused the biggest offshore...

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