Justice in the USA...

[Mich the Tester]

British company has accident on subcontracted oil rig, fined $4,525,000,000.

US company once run by Dick Cheney and involved in the Iraq invasion destroys evidence that they actually caused the accident, thereby obstructing the course of justice, fined $200,000.

Halliburton admits it destroyed Gulf of Mexico evidence - Telegraph


Yep, land of the free and home of the brave.

[darmstadt]

Now you know where 'Call me Dave', "'onest Tone" and his chums get their inspiration from

[Paddy]

British company has accident on subcontracted oil rig, fined $4,525,000,000.

US company once run by Dick Cheney and involved in the Iraq invasion destroys evidence that they actually caused the accident, thereby obstructing the course of justice, fined $200,000.

Halliburton admits it destroyed Gulf of Mexico evidence - Telegraph


Yep, land of the free and home of the brave.

It is even worse, a condition of the US grating BP the drilling license was that they must subcontract to a US company

[Mich the Tester]

It is even worse, a condition of the US grating BP the drilling license was that they must subcontract to a US company

I wonder if anyone from the republican party took part in writing those conditions?? Dick Cheney??

And they dare to call various Latin American countries 'corrupt'.

[SimonMac]

British company has accident on subcontracted oil rig, fined $4,525,000,000.

US company once run by Dick Cheney and involved in the Iraq invasion destroys evidence that they actually caused the accident, thereby obstructing the course of justice, fined $200,000.

Halliburton admits it destroyed Gulf of Mexico evidence - Telegraph


Yep, land of the free and home of the brave.

Once Halliburton has been found guilty BP will sue them for punitive damages which will more than exceed the $4bn they were fined

[Mich the Tester]

Once Halliburton has been found guilty BP will sue them for punitive damages which will more than exceed the $4bn they were fined

You think BP stand a chance in that? Halliburton isn't an ordinary company.

[rhubarb]

BP are being utterly destroyed by this. If they're found grossly negligent they'll be hit with an enormous fine, and the amount of claims flooding in for the compensation payments is going to be billions higher than they initially expected.

Many many years ago when I worked there and attended a H&S briefing, I remember the guy running it saying how BP would never survive a Piper Alpha.
Well, this was a Piper Alpha and then some.
Worrying times for them I think.

[SimonMac]

You think BP stand a chance in that? Halliburton isn't an ordinary company.

It's kinda hard hard to defend if they have addmited guilt in another court

[SimonMac]

BP are being utterly destroyed by this. If they're found grossly negligent they'll be hit with an enormous fine, and the amount of claims flooding in for the compensation payments is going to be billions higher than they initially expected.

Many many years ago when I worked there and attended a H&S briefing, I remember the guy running it saying how BP would never survive a Piper Alpha.
Well, this was a Piper Alpha and then some.
Worrying times for them I think.

The thing thats hurting BP is the claims for punitive damages, fair enough, however the rules state that you don't need to show that the loss of earnings came from the disaster rather than some other event like the major US Economic down turn

[Mich the Tester]

It's kinda hard hard to defend if they have addmited guilt in another court

We'll see; I have a feeling Halliburton will get away with it and BP will be screwed by the US government; maybe BP won't bother with suing Halliburton given that risk.