BP told to stop circulating settlement agreements with coastal Alabamians | al.com

BP told to stop circulating settlement agreements with coastal Alabamians | al.com: "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."