BP argues its proposed class-action settlement of economic damage claims spawned by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill shouldn’t be derailed by what it terms the “remarkably low” number of individuals and businesses objecting to the deal or asking to opt out of it. In court filings late Monday, BP and plaintiffs’ attorneys who brokered the deal urged U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier to give it final approval. Roughly 200 people and groups formally objected to the deal, while 983 potential claimants asked to opt out of the settlement as of Oct. 19. More than 100,000 plaintiffs could benefit from the deal. BP cited the numbers as justification for Barbier to approve the agreement after a Nov. 8 hearing. BP estimates it will pay $7.8 billion to resolve claims through the uncapped settlement.
BP urges judge to approve spill settlement
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