Copyrighted Image? DMCA | BP is waging an aggressive campaign in the courts and the news media against the settlement it signed two years ago. The company agreed to the settlement under pressure as claims mounted from the oil rig explosion that killed 11 workers, led to the biggest environmental disaster in U.S. history and did major economic damage to businesses in the region. When it signed the settlement, BP expected a cost of about $7.8 billion. But it soon became clear that payouts would swell. |