A Texas jury has awarded ten workers more than $100 million in a lawsuit over the release of a toxic substance at BP PLC’s Texas City plant in 2007.
Each of the ten workers was awarded $10 million in punitive damages. In addition to the punitive damages, the workers were awarded damages for their medical expenses, lost income and mental pain. The amounts ranged from $5,918 to $244,386.
In April 2007, more than 100 contract workers were sent to the hospital after claims that they had been exposed to toxic fumes released at the refinery.
The refinery, which is located approximately 30 miles southeast of Houston, Texas, was the site of another workplace accident in 2005 – an explosion that killed 15 workers and injured another 170.
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