Trial Against BP To Begin Over 2010 Rig Explosion

by Steve Inskeep, NPR

Some are calling it "the trial of century." In New Orleans Monday, dozens of lawyers will pack into a federal courtroom to argue over BP's civil liability from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Millions of barrels of oil fouled beaches from Texas to Florida. Billions of dollars are at stake.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, February 25, 2013