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February 27, 2012

BP Oil Spill Trial Postponed as Lawyers Negotiate Settlement 
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A judge in Louisiana has delayed the start of the BP oil spill trial to
give lawyers more time to reach a settlement. Bloomberg is reporting BP
is close to agreeing to a $14 billion settlement with plaintiffs who
sued over the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.



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