A federal judge has given final approval to BP PLC's settlement with businesses and individuals who lost money because of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
BP estimates it will pay US $7.8 billion to resolve more than 100,000 claims by businesses and individuals.
US District Judge Carl Barbier approved the settlement in a 125-page ruling.
He wrote that the settlement is fair, reasonable and adequate and no objection has proved otherwise.
Barbier has not ruled on a medical settlement for cleanup workers and others who say exposure to oil or dispersants made them sick just on economic and property damage settlements.
