Ten workers who were exposed to chemicals at a
BP plant in Texas have been
awarded $100 Million by a jury. The workers were exposed to a toxic substance at the chemical factory in 2007. At least 133 more cases are pending.
The workers were exposed while repairing equipment at the refinery which is the 3rd largest in the US. Pre-trial negotiations were stalled before trial when the workers demanded $5,000 each in damages and BP had offered $500.
Earlier this year
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined BO $21.4 Million for 2005 safety violation. The company was also charged with $87,4 million in fines for failing to comply with the 2005 agreement to clean up safety violations at the plant. For that incident BP had paid more than $2 Billion to settle hundreds of pending law suits and a fine of $50 Million.
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