BP Plc could breath a sigh of relief after New Orleans federal judge allowed the company not to pay the second half of the $2.3 billion compensation that was promised due to fraud and discrepancy. However, there are still lots of government fines and penalties to settle that would take them less than 20 years to pay by selling their assets.
An environmental group has filed a lawsuit against the Interior Department over its issuance of permits with questionable environmental reviews. The lawsuit was filed six years after the nation's largest oil spill.
Ogale and Bille communities were given the authority to lodge their lawsuit before the jurisdiction of British court.
Big company Shell is called to take its responsibility over the damage caused by the oil spill. A couple of Nigerian communities filed a damage action holding Royal Dutch Shell responsible over multiple oil spills in the Niger Delta.
