Can I sue BP?

[jbdavis11]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? ALabama
My husband was robbed and shot July 8, 2011. The two men who committed the crime were never caught. My husband had met the two men prior to the incident at the BP gas station the day before the crime was committed. BP has many cameras around their establishment, but they will not release the video footage to the local police department to help with our case. What can I do to get that video footage; can I sue BP?

 

[Zigner]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? ALabama
My husband was robbed and shot July 8, 2011. The two men who committed the crime were never caught. My husband had met the two men prior to the incident at the BP gas station the day before the crime was committed. BP has many cameras around their establishment, but they will not release the video footage to the local police department to help with our case. What can I do to get that video footage; can I sue BP?

Sue them for what?

 

[jbdavis11]

for not releasing video footage.

BP will not release the video that contains my husband's robbers.

 

[Zigner]

BP will not release the video that contains my husband's robbers.

The police/prosecutors have much greater ability to force them to release any video. You (your husband) have no reason to sue them.

 

[TheGeekess]

And more than likely, that footage has already been recorded over.

 

[CdwJava]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? ALabama
My husband was robbed and shot July 8, 2011. The two men who committed the crime were never caught. My husband had met the two men prior to the incident at the BP gas station the day before the crime was committed. BP has many cameras around their establishment, but they will not release the video footage to the local police department to help with our case. What can I do to get that video footage; can I sue BP?

How do you know they will not release the video to the police?

Even if the business is for some reason being obstinate, the police and the prosecutor could easily obtain a subpoena or a warrant for the video if it exists.

I doubt you have any grounds for a lawsuit.

 

[FlyingRon]

The state is responsible for the prosecution (or not) not you. If the prosecutor wanted the video, he'd subpoena it. BP has no responsibility to you.

 

[TheGeekess]

And more than likely, the BP gas station is NOT owned by BP but by an independent franchisee.

 

[FlyingRon]

And more than likely, the BP gas station is NOT owned by BP but by an independent franchisee.

In many states the oil company/refiner is barred from actually owning the station.