Curta do Bryant´s - Memorando de Entendimento Deepwater Horizon: US$5.5 Bilhões em Responsabilidade Civil e US$ 7.1 Bilhões Danos aos Recursos Naturais

Court – DWH consent decree approved

The US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has approved the consent decree among defendant BP Exploration & Production Inc. and the United States, and the states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Among other things, the decree calls for payment of a $5.5 billion civil penalty and $7.1 billion in natural resource damages. This is the largest civil penalty settlement in history against a single defendant. In re MODU Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, MDL No. 2179 (E.D. La., April 4, 2016) [located at http://www.brymar-consulting.com/wp-content/uploads/Misc/Consent_Decree_160404.pdf]. Note: The consent decree is 90 pages in length.