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Sunday, May 02, 2010

That didn't take long
Posted by Jill | 10:44 PM
If BP didn't already deserve to be put out of business for negligence in not having a "Plan B", here's an example of just how scummy this company, which the Supreme Court thinks is exactly the same as a person, really is:
Alabama Attorney General Troy King said tonight that he has told representatives of BP Plc. that they should stop circulating settlement agreements among coastal Alabamians.

The agreements, King said, essentially require that people give up the right to sue in exchange for payment of up to $5,000.

King said BP's efforts were particularly strong in Bayou La Batre.

The attorney general said he is prohibited from giving legal advice to private citizens, but added that "people need to proceed with caution and understand the ramifications before signing something like that.

"They should seek appropriate counsel to make sure their rights are protected," King said.

By the end of Sunday, BP aimed to sign up 500 fishing boats in Alabama, Mississippi and Florida to deploy boom.

BP had distributed a contract to fishermen it was hiring that waived their right to sue BP and required confidentiality and other items, sparking protests in Louisiana and elsewhere.

Darren Beaudo, a spokesman for BP, said the waiver requirement had been stripped out, and that ones already signed would not be enforced.

"BP will not enforce any waivers that have been signed in connection with this activity," he wrote in an e-mail.

But King said late Sunday that he was still concerned that people would lose their right to sue by accepting settlements from BP of up to $5,000, as envisioned by the claim process BP has set up. He said BP's push was particularly strong in Bayou La Batre.

Remind me again why anyone is planning to vote for Republicans this fall. After all, these are the people who wanted to see complete deregulation of the oil industry: Drill here drill now.

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Anonymous FreeRepublik said...
Unlike the previous government, which made this happen through secret deals, this government still seems to be on the side of the people against corporate abuse of people. Yet Obama always seems too timid in his dealings with corporate America. I hate to be cynical, but for the real crackdown on corporate abuse, we might have to wait (and hope) for a second term.
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