British Petroleum and the widow of a worker who died aboard the Deepwater Horizon have reached a settlement nearly a year after a massive explosion destroyed the offshore drilling vessel and sent millions of gallons of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico.
Bloomberg Business News reports that terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
Keith Blair Manuel was one of 11 workers killed when the Deepwater Horizon exploded last April. The suit filed by his wife alleged BP and other defendants failed properly inspect the rig or take appropriate safety precautions to protect workers.
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