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19 May 2012

QBE named in US lawsuit against BP

16 December 2010

QBE Underwriting/Lloyd's O'Farrell Syndicate 1036 has been named as one of eight other firms in a civil lawsuit filed by the US against BP.

The suit alleges the energy giant and others violated federal safety regulations in connection with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

An explosion on 20 April killed 11 people and resulted in an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil being spilled into the Gulf of Mexico before the well was finally capped on 15 July.

The defendants...


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