BP, US Justice Dept close to oil spill settlement -WSJ
Posted on October 10, 2012 at 22:54 PM EDT
Oct 10 (Reuters) - BP PLC and the U.S. Justice Department are close to a broad deal that would release the company from additional civil and criminal liabilities arising out of 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the talks.