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Texas Jury Awards BP Workers $100 Million In Lawsuit
A jury has awarded more than $100 million to 10 workers who claimed they were injured in 2007 when a toxic substance was released at BP PLC's Texas City plant.
Reporter: Micah T. Williams, KWTX Staff WriterEmail Address: micah.williams@kwtx.com |
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HOUSTON (December 19, 2009)-A federal jury in Galveston has awarded more than $100 million to 10 workers who claimed they were injured in 2007 when a toxic substance was released at BP PLC's Texas City plant.
Each of the contract workers was awarded $10 million in punitive damages.
The BP-owned refinery, located about 30 miles southeast of Houston, was also the site of a 2005 explosion that killed 15 people and injured 170 – the worst U.S. industrial accident since 1990.
More than 100 contract workers were sent to hospitals in April 2007 after claiming they were exposed to a toxic substance released at the refinery.
BP officials say the jury’s verdict comes as a shock and deny the workers were harmed.
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AP Reports contributed to this story
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Well guys and gals, 'most' of our Saturday comments were deleted either by accident or on purpose!!??
For BP's neglegence in this accident, I'm glad the Victims and Families were awarded this amount of money!!
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