A whistleblower lawsuit has been filed by an ex-BP employee who was allegedly fired for speaking out on the company’s cleanup of the Mississippi coastline after the Gulf oil spill.August Walter of Covington, La., alleges the company dismissed him for voicing concerns that it was not following environmental regulations and was “picking and choosing what oil to pick up,” the Associated Press reported.According to his federal suit filed on Jan. 20, Walter claims a BP supervisor manipulated shoreline cleanup data and did not provide the Coast Guard accurate information of what substances had to be cleaned.Walter was involved in developing the cleanup strategy in the state of Mississippi.BP took “short cuts” and one company official allegedly said only tar balls and not smaller debris would be picked up, claims Walter’s lawsuit."This was all based on money and had nothing to do with actually cleaning up the oil,” his lawsuit states.A BP spokesman says the company does not believe the allegations but will conduct an investigation.
Category: BP Oil Spill Injury Claims
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