(Reuters)-BP PLC for preliminary estimates for the $780 million settlement, in order to solve the more than individuals and enterprises, from 2010 years by the court from the gulf of Mexico oil leak events claim.
The agreement includes two protocol, in which, covers the economy and property claims and a cover medical submit an expense account.
In Wednesday's ruling alone, in the New Orleans U.S. district judge Karl and bill said, on March 2, the agreement is "fair and reasonable, fully," is "no obvious deficiency", no collusion to achieve.
He in 8 fair hearing, processing against Settings, then considering whether to give final approval.
The settlement is not including by the United States government or the gulf coast states, claims may reach tens of billions of dollars, or settle disputes between BP and its partners of drilling across the halliburton company limited company.
A full trial has begun to accept scheduled for February 27, but because BP and private the plaintiff's negotiations be put off.
BP has asked the legacy of the judgment to be delayed until after the fair hearing, "overlap or action to avoid distractions, parallel."
The United States government and state have said they hope to start trial this summer. They say, awarded the request of BP, can push to 2013 or later the judgment of gulf coast residents is not fair.
And bill will be in a closed door meetings on Thursday to discuss scheduling and other matters.
The largest offshore oil spill
British oil company, estimates that reconciliation and private plaintiffs totaled us $780 million. In this amount, it will be the largest in the American history class action one of the settlements.
Is there a limit, finally spending may be higher or lower, the victim can choose to resolve and try to restore individually.
On April 20, 2010, the deep water horizon "drilling platform exploded 11 workers were killed and caused a rupture of the Macondo from BP of America's largest offshore oil spill and.
About 41000 barrels of oil spilled, don't clean up, the United States government estimate. Across the have halliburton company provide RIGS and cementing service.
According to court documents, about 109000 apartment owners, hotels and resorts operators, restaurants, shrimp and other possible the economic recovery and property claims.
Medical solution involved the ill from exposure to oil or chemical dispersant claim made of. It covers the clean up the beach or wetland area of the workers and residents, and let people later development at the time of the symptoms Sue BP. About 16000 the plaintiff proposed claim for compensation, court documents show.




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