BP Gets Support From U.K. Government In U.S. Lawsuit Over Gulf of Mexico Spill

摘要

BP Plc got support from the U.K. government in its U.S. court fight over the level of compensation re-quired under a settlement of lawsuits stemming from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill (BP Exploration & Prod. Inc. v Lake Eugenie Land & Dev. Inc., U.S., No. 14-1239/4/14). The U.K. told the U.S. Supreme Court in a filing that decisions to authorize payments to people who were not injured by the spill raises "grave international comity concerns by undermining confidence in the vigorous and fair resolution of disputes." The filing shows the government's interest in the treatment of one of the country's most prominent companies.