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    Has the BP Oil Settlement Made the Company an 'Open Cash Register?'

    The Gulf Oil Spill of 2010 was a disaster for many people in Louisiana, Mississippi, parts of Florida and other states. It was a disaster for the British oil giant BP, not just financially, but in terms of public relations. So, BP set up a fund to help compensate victims, but now BP may be a victim, too.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The Gulf Oil Spill of 2010 was a disaster for many people in Louisiana, Mississippi, parts of Florida and other states. It was a disaster for the British oil giant BP, not just financially, but in terms of public relations. So, BP set up a fund to help compensate victims, but now BP may be a victim, too. Paul Barrett, assistant managing editor of BusinessWeek has written an article under the headline, "How BP Got Screwed on Gulf Oil Spill Claims."

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      Warren Olney

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      Paul Barrett

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Google Glass, Privacy and Our Addiction to Tech
    1. 0:00Has the BP Oil Settlement Made the Company an 'Open Cash Register?'You’re reading this
    2. 7:45Google Glass and the Digital World
    3. 38:10The New Abnormal Movie Business in Hollywood
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