HOUSTON AP – An attorney for workers killed and injured in BP PLC’s deadly 2005 plant explosion asked Tuesday that a court reject a plea agreement between the oil giant and the federal government because the proposed $50 million fine should be increased to $1 billion.
U.S. District Judge Gray Miller agreed Tuesday to recuse himself from the case because he was a partner in one of the law firms that has been representing BP. Attorney David Perry had sought Miller’s removal in Tuesday’s filing.