Alabama AG Troy King sues BP, against Gov. Bob Riley's wishes

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Against the wishes of Gov. Bob Riley, Alabama Attorney General Troy King filed lawsuits late Thursday afternoon against BP PLC and several other companies, accusing them of negligence and reckless behavior in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

King seeks unspecified damages in the suits, filed in U.S. District Court in Montgomery.

BP spokesman Ray Melick said that the company hadn't seen the litigation and "certainly can't comment" until it does.

The lawsuit immediately drew the ire of Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon, who protested that King never consulted him or Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft. The spill has pounded the tourist economy in the two beach cities.

"Considering we're the two biggest losers in the state, you'd think he'd pick up the phone," Kennon said Thursday night. "All I can say is he'd better not mess up what we've been working our tails off for, which is getting claims paid for the people who live down here."


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