it s just a matter of time the justice department filed suit this week against bp and eight other companies. it blames them for that april 20th explosion and fire at a gulf coast oil rig that led to what we re told is the worst oil disaster in u.s. history. bring in our legal guys, two of the most contentious, battle some, fun loving attorneys we ve ever had on this show civil rights attorney avery friedman and criminal defense attorney richard herman in las vegas. guys, the first question is will the government win its lawsuit against bp? my question is how much is bp just going to settle for because this isn t going to trial, is it? well, i think, drew, you ve got a situation where the first answer to the first question is yes. the government is seeking civil fines. this is not a criminal prosecution. if you take the number of barrels of oil, that s about 5
lawsuit include bp exploration and production incorporated, an a darko exploration and production lp, anadarko petroleum corporation, mow ex-offshore, 2007 llc, try tan asset leasing gmbh, transocean holdings llc, transocean deepwater drilling incorporated. transocean deepwater incorporate and qeu underwriting cindy cad 1036. in the complaint the united states alleges violations of safety and operational regulations including failure to take the necessary precautions to secure the well prior to the april 20th explosion. failure to utilize the safest drilling technology to monitor the well s condition, failure to maintain continuous surveillance of the well, and failure to utilize and to maintain
call this toll-free number now. megyn: the u.s. supreme court is now back in session with new associate justice elena kagan making her debut on the bench. the high court has already turned down hundreds of appeals. the federal investigators meeting for the fifth time to complain what caused bp s gulf of mexico rig explosion. at least one more series of hearings is expected. the april 20th explosion
trying to examine what caused bp s gulf coast explosion. the april 20th explosion killed 11 woerbgs and led to an oil spill of about 206 million gallons. bill: still now, the drama is getting a bit deeper, in new york s governor race, democratic candidate and row cuomo responding to allegations that he cheated on his wife, the accusation coming from rival and republican candidate carl pal dean oerbgs cuomo telling reporters that rumors of the alleged affair hurt his family butsy focusing on his campaign. listen here: [inaudible] i said at the beginning i will not campaign because he started with name calling, and all sorts of beginning of the campaign, i will not encourage the name calling,
seems further a it looke itext reporter: he s lucky, for now. but this is a fire that is still out of control, and growing. clayton sandell, boulder. bp s own internal investigation into the massive gulf coast oil spill is likely to assign blame to the oil giant as well as other parties. bp is due to release that l rer th the report o exo explain why some of bp s engineers failed to miss key signs the deepwhorn g was unstable. the april 20th explosion killed 11 men and is the worst offshore disaster in u.s. history. the remnants of tropical storm hermine could trigger flash flooding today as far north as oklahoma and kansas. hermine dissipated after dumping up to 1 foot of rain in south texas, toppling trees, and knocking out power to tens of thousands of folks. today that system could bring another 3 to 6 inches of rain across central texas. now here is a look at your wednesday weather. what s left of hermine brings heavy rain to missouri and