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BP Found Grossly Negligent in 2010 Gulf Spill, Fines May Rise

Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) — BP Plc acted with gross negligence in setting off the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, a federal judge ruled, handing down a long-awaited decision that may force the energy company to pay billions of dollars more for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster.

To contact the reporter on this story: Margaret Cronin Fisk in Detroit at mcfisk@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: David E. Rovella at drovella@bloomberg.net

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