BP Agrees to $20 Billion Gulf Coast Claims Fund Amid Deepwater Horizon Fallout
Under intense pressure from the Obama administration and Congress, BP agreed to establish a $20 billion independent claims fund to compensate victims of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The fund, administered by Kenneth Feinberg, represented an unprecedented corporate commitment to environmental …
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