Halliburton objects to Gulf spill settlement
Source: Associated Press
Halliburton objects to Gulf spill settlement
Harry R. Weber, Associated Press, New Orleans, the United States | Wed, 04/25/2012 12:29 PM
Cement contractor Halliburton is objecting to a proposed US$7.8 billion settlement between British Petroleum (BP) and a plaintiffs group representing more than 100,000 victims of the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Halliburton said in a filing in federal court in New Orleans late Tuesday the settlement improperly seeks to assign certain claims that BP has made against Halliburton to the Plaintiffs Steering Committee.
The Houston-based company says allowing the settlement to be approved under those conditions would affect its ability to independently settle with the PSC or individual plaintiffs.
Halliburton also asserts it can't be made to contribute to payments BP makes to the plaintiffs without a legal obligation to do so.
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lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)when they're asked to pay up, mass fucking murdering motherfuckers!
Hubert Flottz
(37,726 posts)if you make them angry.
"Lets raise taxes on Social Security or Medicare, to pay Halliburton's share of any disaster relief or legal fees." Will be one of the first things on the Mitt list. No Bid Halliburton and Cheney will be right back in the catbird's, seat if Mittens gets a shot at the White House.
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)bulloney
(4,113 posts)fasttense
(17,301 posts)Bunch of whining little babies. You made the mess, you should clean it up. Be a man, pay up, clean it up and be done with it.
bluedigger
(17,086 posts)Why do we allow this criminal enterprise to exist?
Voice for Peace
(13,141 posts)these people have no clue how their business has hurt the whole world. pinhole vision. They should be paying every cent they have from now into eternity. Keep on paying from hell.
Dustlawyer
(10,495 posts)BP claims to have settled all claims! That is bull shit! They have settled 20% only. Those victims were the desparate ones who took $5k for the loss of their oyster fishing (example of a group of victims) for life b/c BP ignored the law that required them to pay losses quarterly. If they had done that, these victims would not have taken their low ball offer to feed their families.
raouldukelives
(5,178 posts)For all you do, this spills for you.
Liberalman777
(35 posts)You have been the parasite on all of our butts for too long now.. Pay up or go to prison. Scum!