( CNN ) -- The state of Alabama has filed suit against BP , Transocean and others in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill , according to Alabama Attorney General Troy King . In a statement announcing the lawsuit filed Thursday , King said , `` Some will , no doubt , sound the alarm that the lawsuit is premature . As Alabama 's lawyer , I say that if , anything , based on BP 's broken promises , their history of saying one thing and doing another , and now , new information that they have been secretly working to gain a legal advantage , further delay can only further damage our people . '' King said thousands of Gulf Coast residents are waiting while their claims languish in the legal system . BP told CNN Friday it does n't comment on litigation and possible litigation . A spokesman said he had seen a statement about the suit , but there were n't many details in it , and BP would n't comment anyway . Attorney General King pointed out BP is spending millions on public relations and advertising , and is hiring `` all the best expert witnesses , not because they need their services , but so the experts will be unable to testify against BP . '' King says BP is selling off assets -- perhaps , to prevent courts from being able to use the assets to satisfy a judgment . King also alleges BP is preparing a report to argue it was not grossly negligent , which would limit its liability . `` Obviously , BP 's ads are working . They have persuaded some newspapers and politicians to call for more delays . Shame on BP for running them , and shame on us if we believe them , '' King said . He added the lawsuit can always be settled if BP should suddenly `` do right '' by Alabama and its citizens . `` BP is now on notice . Alabama intends to hold you good to your word and to make you put our state back the way you found it , '' King said .
Alabama attorney general files suit against BP and SEC . BP has n't comment on it . Attorney general : BP hiring expert witnesses so they wo n't be able to testify against firm . He says BP is working on a case to argue it was n't grossly negligent to limit its liability .