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A Year After Gulf Tragedy, Offshore Oil Companies Still Shielded by Liability LimitsQuicklink Submitted By Sheila Samples No comments
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Copyrighted Image? DMCA | In the year since the spill, efforts to raise or do away with liability restrictions have failed. Lobbying by the oil industry, the US Chamber of Commerce, and the cruise ship industry, together with opposition from lawmakers from oil-producing states, delayed and ultimately killed legislation that would have lifted liability limits. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.
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