The
US Supreme Court has rejected oil giant BP's legal challenge to a compensation
deal over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
It
means BP will have to make the payments that stem from the explosion of the
Deepwater Horizon oil rig.
BP
argued that the deal meant it could fall prey to inflated or bogus compensation
claims.
BP
agreed to the compensation deal in 2012, but argues it has been misinterpreted.
BP
asked the Supreme Court to consider whether people and businesses seeking
payments under the settlement included individuals who had not actually
suffered any injury as a result of the oil spill.
The
Supreme Court's rejection of this appeal by BP is the
