Court: BP Head Must Give Deposition (Texas City blast) - AP

Court: BP Head Must Give Deposition


Saturday February 10, 2007 5:31 AM

By JUAN A. LOZANO

Associated Press Writer

HOUSTON (AP) - Outgoing BP PLC chief executive Lord John Browne was ordered
Friday to answer questions about the company's deadly Texas City plant explosion
in 2005 that killed 15 people and injured hundreds more.

Browne was previously ordered to give a deposition, but it was put on hold by the
court when attorneys for Eva Rowe, whose parents were killed by the blast, settled
with BP in November.

Attorney Brent Coon, who represented Rowe, said his firm still has 150 other lawsuits
pending against BP and that Browne's deposition is important to them.

The company said it is considering its options, including an appeal.

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