Professor Montrè Carodine recently provided insight for two stories featured on NPR’s Morning Edition after a federal judge ruled BP is the responsible party for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier blamed the oil giant’s thirst for money and willful misconduct for the explosion in 2010. “It’s close to acting intentionally, and it’s certainly acting recklessly,” Carodine told NPR. “You knew something bad could happen, but you acted anyway. And that’s pretty serious under the law, and the penalties are pretty harsh under the law when you act that way.” For more on the ruling and its effects, listen to: Federal Judge Rules BP Primary Culprit in Gulf Oil Spill and As BP Pays For Oil Spill Impact, Some People Aren’t Seeing The Cash.
