A racial discrimination lawsuit has been filed in the United States against the United Kingdom's largest oil company, British Petroleum (BP). The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Washington, D.C. based, DAG Petroleum Companies, a company owned and operated by African-Americans, cites multiple violations of the Civil Rights Act. The suit seeks both monetary damages and a mandate that BP be required to implement and follow meaningful diversity policies, treat African-Americans equally with whites and train their employees in fair contracting practices.