BP’s Past Accidents Barred as Evidence at First Gulf Spill Trial
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BP Plc persuaded a judge to bar the introduction of evidence of previous accidents involving the oil company from this month’s trial over fault for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico blast and oil spill.
U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans granted a BP motion blocking the introduction of exhibits pertaining to prior industrial accidents, including the 2005 explosion at BP’s Texas City, Texas, refinery and a 2006 oil spill at its Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska.