The first trial stemming from the fatal explosion in 2005 at the BP refinery in Texas City kicks off next week in Galveston, but the verdict in the suit won't set a market rate for settlements, which is what typically happens in mass tort suits. Instead of setting a market rate for settlement, the trial in 212th District Judge Susan Criss' court may help 22-year-old plaintiff Eva Rowe, whose parents were killed in the explosion, force BP and other energy companies to improve safety practices at refineries.
November 06, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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