NEW YORK: A US federal judge has rejected a bid from BP to require companies prove their losses are directly linked to     the 2010 massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill before getting a payout.

The British energy giant last year reached a $7.8-billion settlement with thousands of people and businesses hit by the worst environmental disaster in US history.

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