Judge says states can seek damages from BP – Marketwatch

U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier rebuffed an attempt by BP and its co-defendants to dismiss the two states' federal complaints, holding that they have a right to go after the companies under maritime law and the Oil Pollution Act, AP noted.
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