BP hit by wave of new spill lawsuits ahead of April deadline
April 30, 2013 at 06:04 AM EDT
LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - BP Plc has been hit by over 2,200 new lawsuits seeking payback for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill in the past few weeks as individuals, companies and government bodies rushed to stake their claim before their right to do so expired.