Originally Posted by PornMD

But wasn't that judgment pretty recently, like a year or two ago? 20 years after the spill actually happened?

FWIW BP has already gone on record to say that they will in fact pay out more than $75 million, probably because they understand how ridiculous only $75 million would be and surely they want to avoid some politicians doing some positioning and going after them hard. I wouldn't be surprised if Obama decides to do that given his approval rating going down down down.