NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A BP shareholder has filed suit against the
corporation's executives because of the offshore rig disaster that
led to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Filed in federal court in New Orleans on Friday, the lawsuit by
Pennsylvania resident Katherine Firpo accuses BP PLC of ignoring
safety issues on rigs such as the Deepwater Horizon, which exploded
April 20. And the suit accuses BP of pursuing cost-cutting measures
at the expense of safety, while lobbying authorities to decrease
safety regulation.
Among other things, the lawsuit seeks court-ordered changes in
BP's corporate governance. A BP spokesman declined comment Monday.
The lawsuit is among a flurry of lawsuits filed by rig workers
or their families and by fishermen and business owners claiming
economic damage.

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