Suit says BP official resigned months before rig explosion over safety concerns

Viva_La_Revolution

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Mon Feb-14-11 10:34 PM
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Suit says BP official resigned months before rig explosion over safety concerns

Source: StarTribune

HOUSTON - A lawsuit claims a former BP official resigned months before the rig explosion that led to the worst oil spill in U.S. history because of disagreements with the oil giant about its commitment to safety.

The amended lawsuit on behalf BP investors was filed Monday evening in Houston federal court. It says Kevin Lacy, BP's former senior vice president for drilling operations for the Gulf of Mexico, resigned because he believed the company wasn't adequately committed to improving its safety protocols in offshore drilling operations to the level of its industry peers.

Read more: http://www.startribune.com/nation/116204264.html

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aquart

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Mon Feb-14-11 10:36 PM
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1. Was this a secret? Who did he tell?

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Mon Feb-14-11 10:39 PM
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2. Dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x417906

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