All Articles Tagged With: "BP Texas City Oil Refinery"
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Industrial Accident at BP Oil Refinery Results in $1.72M Verdict
A worker at BP’s Texas City oil refinery has been awarded $1.72 million by a Galveston jury in an industrial accident lawsuit.
Toxic Fumes Lawsuit Results in $100M Verdict Against BP
A federal jury has awarded more than $100 million to 10 workers who were exposed to toxic fumes at the BP Texas City, Texas oil refinery, mostly involving punitive damages after evidence was submitted about the company’s history of problems at the refinery.
Benzene Problems at Indiana BP Refinery Lead to Call for Investigation
Congressmen from around the Great Lakes are urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to investigate problems at a British Petroleum (BP) oil refinery in Indiana, where illegal amounts of benzene, a known carcinogen, were allegedly released.
Texas Oil Refinery Lawsuit Filed Over Exposure to Benzene and Other Chemicals
A toxic tort lawsuit has been filed on behalf of 143 people who worked at or lived near an oil refinery owned by BP America in Texas City, alleging that they were exposed to benzene and other harmful chemicals that were released into the air in April 2007.
Benzene Exposure Levels at BP Plant Lead to $180 Million Settlement
A government pollution lawsuit over benzene emissions at a refinery in Texas City, Texas, has resulted in a settlement where BP Products North America, Inc. will pay nearly $180 million in fines and improvements for their pollution control.
Benzene Exposure Lawsuit Filed After Worker Develops Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
A toxic tort lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a Texas man who alleges that he developed a fatal form of cancer, known as chronic lymphocytic leukemia, after 30 years of benzene exposure while working around solvents and chemicals at an Amoco refinery.
