Court upholds verdict against Total
French court holds oil company responsible for 1999 oil spil off Brittany.
Published On 30 Mar 2010
A French court has upheld an earlier ruling that held the oil company Total responsible for a disastrous oil spill off the coast of Brittany in 1999.
The amount of compensation the company must pay has also been increased to about $250m.
Al Jazeera’s Estelle Youssouffa reports from Paris.
Source: Al Jazeera