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NEW ORLEANS -- A federal judge has ruled that Halliburton, the Houston-based company that supplied cement for the ill-fated Macondo well that blew in the Gulf of Mexico, may not have to pay many of the pollution claims that resulted from the catastrophic spill because it was shielded in a contract with well-owner BP.
Still, U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier said Tuesday that Halliburton is not exempt from paying punitive damages and civil penalties that arise from the April 20, 2010, blowout off the Louisiana coast. Those penalties could amount to billions of dollars.
The judge also said Halliburton's indemnity could be voided if the company is found to have defrauded BP. He did not rule on BP's allegations that Halliburton committed fraud by declaring the cement safe to use.
Judge: BP contract shielded Halliburton in spill - Florida Wires - MiamiHerald.com
Seeded on Wed Feb 1, 2012 3:17 PM EST
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Transocean was clearly part of the plot. Built-in escape clause.
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#1 - Wed Feb 1, 2012 3:19 PM ESTThey should start a new reality show called "The Most Evil Company's In America". Halliburton and Monsanto would top the list with most of the drug company's right behind them! They are destroying our world and doing it right under our noses. Its almost like they are so big they are hard to see. And they call this "Progress"! God help us.
- 2 votes
#4 - Fri Feb 3, 2012 9:20 PM ESTHalliburton and Monsanto would top the list
Don't stop with America, these are in the running for the most evil companies in the world.
- 1 vote
It would be hard to disagree.
But then companies are just the shell. It is the people controlling them who are evil. Let's target them as well.
- 2 votes
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