The following video is from Friday's Motley Fool Money roundtable discussion with host Chris Hill and analysts Joe Magyer, Jeff Fischer, and Ron Gross. In this segment, a decision has finally been made in the case against BP (BP 1.88%) regarding the 2010 Deep Water Horizon oil rig explosion and oil spill, and the company has agreed to pay out $4.5B in damages. We talk about why this isn't the end of the story for BP's struggles in putting this horror story to rest, and how they still have a long way to go before all of this is behind them.
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Why BP Still Has a Long Way to Go
Not the end of the story for BP.
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