Lawsuit Against BP Seeking $950M
A personal injury lawsuit filed on behalf of 10 plaintiffs against BP is seeking $950 million in damages, according to attorney Brent Coon.
“We believe the only way a company like BP is going to get the message is to hit them in the pocketbook,” Coon said in court earlier this week.
The lawsuit stems from a 2005 blast at the company’s Texas City refinery and claims that BP knew for years that the plant was not safe. According to the complaint, BP failed to improve safety in an attempt to cut costs.
Dozens of people were injured during the explosion and 15 were killed. The company has already settled the majority of the 4,000 lawsuits filed after the incident. BP said it has set aside more than $2 billion to settle injury and death claims.