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Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing

BP has paid ill workers and coastal residents only $67 million through a settlement, a fraction of the billions spent on restitution for economic and environmental damage.
The majority, 79%, received no more than $1,300 each from BP.
Many workers with health concerns from the spill had their lawsuits dismissed, with only one case settled.

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Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing

Thousands of ordinary people who helped clean up after the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico say they got sick. A court settlement was supposed to help

3 months ago·United States

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BP defeated thousands of suits by sick Gulf spill cleanup workers. But not one by a boat captain

By TRAVIS LOLLER and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press John Maas spent years buying and outfitting a 17-foot aluminum boat called the Superskiff 1 so he could take customers fishing for sea trout and flounder in the Gulf of Mexico. But before the Mississippi captain could make his first charter trip in 2010, the BP Deepwater Horizon drilling rig blew up 120 miles (193 kilometers) to the south, killing 11 people and sending many millions of gallon…

3 months ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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BP defeated thousands of suits by sick Gulf spill cleanup workers. But not one by a boat captain

3 months ago·Panama City, United States

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Winnipeg Free Press

Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing

When a deadly explosion destroyed BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134 million gallons of crude erupted into the sea over the next three months

3 months ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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Pioneer Press

Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing

By TRAVIS LOLLER and MICHAEL PHILLIS (Associated Press) When a deadly explosion destroyed BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134 million gallons of crude erupted into the sea over the next three months — and tens of thousands of ordinary people were hired to help clean up environmental devastation from the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history. These workers were exposed to crude oil and the chemical dispersant Corex…

3 months ago·St Paul, United States

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Boston Herald

Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing

3 months ago·Boston, United States

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Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing

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Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing

Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing

BP defeated thousands of suits by sick Gulf spill cleanup workers. But not one by a boat captain

BP defeated thousands of suits by sick Gulf spill cleanup workers. But not one by a boat captain

BP defeated thousands of suits by sick Gulf spill cleanup workers. But not one by a boat captain

BP defeated thousands of suits by sick Gulf spill cleanup workers. But not one by a boat captain

Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing

Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing

Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing

Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing

Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing

Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing

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