Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and its Kerr-McGee Corp. unit can’t limit the damages claim in a $15.5 billion lawsuit brought by the U.S. and Tronox Inc. creditors over environmental cleanup costs, a judge ruled.

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