(February 29, 2016, 1:44 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A shareholder filed a securities class action lawsuit in New York federal court on Feb. 24, alleging that a global resources company and certain of its executive officers and directors misrepresented the safety protocols at its mining facilities in violation of federal securities laws (Jackson County Employees’ Retirement System v. BHP Billiton Limited, et al., No. 16-1445, S.D. N.Y.)....