BP Faces $10 Billion Lawsuit in Texas

BP is facing a new challenge after being targeted in a 10-billion-dollar lawsuit over an alleged leak of toxic chemicals at its Texas City refinery.

Tony Buzbee, a Texas lawyer, filed a class action lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of 2,000 claimants linked to the alleged leak in April and May, Britain's Telegraph newspaper reported.

The lawyer. who also represents people affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, says his clients want compensation for "health effects".'

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