Halliburton Cement Specialist Permitted to Testify
AP
February 3, 2012
Baton Rouge, LA
A federal judge will allow a Halliburton cement specialist to testify - against the wishes of BP.
Jesse Gagliano, who worked on the well's cementing job, was at the heart of decisions that led to the blowout of a BP-owned well. He was interviewed by a congressional committee and testified before a government panel probing the disaster. But in May of last year, he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and refused to be questioned under oath for the litigation. He has been identified as a possible subject of a Justice Department criminal investigation of the disaster.
Two weeks ago, Gagliano agreed to be questioned by civil attorneys.BP argued against letting Gagliano testify so close to the trial, claiming it would give Halliburton a strategic advantage.
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