The state of California has joined in a lawsuit against BP, the British energy giant, in a whistleblower action that was originally brought by a former BP employee, Christopher A Schroen, and alleged violations under the False Claims Act. Since Schroen’s suit, Los Angeles County, the University of California Board of Regents, and the Trustees of California State University have also joined the suit alleging that between 2004 and 2012, BP defrauded the state of California of...
