BP files for injunction US court urged to block payments not directly linked to Gulf of Mexico disaster

DETROIT: BP Plc asked a federal appeals court to block economic loss payments in its US$9.2bil settlement of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill unless they can be directly linked to the disaster.

The London-based company said US District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans had ignored the appellate court’s earlier decision requiring him to review causation in determining which claims should be paid. The company asked the appeals court in New Orleans for an immediate injunction.