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Vol. 17, No. 24 Week of June 10, 2012
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BP shareholder derivative suit dismissed

Case was brought in Alaska Superior Court following Deepwater Horizon disaster; England ruled the proper forum for such actions

Wesley Loy

For Petroleum News

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit BP shareholders filed in an Alaska court following the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The case was what’s known as a derivative action, in which shareholders bring suit on behalf of a company against its leadership. It began May 20, 2010, when lawye....

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