Also, workers at Marcy prison get paid to attend bar gathering, and a Henderson man wins a national honor for saving three people.
View full sizeCrews clean up oil washed ashore at Pensacola Beach in Pensacola, Fla., on Wednesday. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill continues to wash a shore along the Florida panhandle, shutting down beaches.From The Washington Post:
As BP opens its checkbook to pay damages related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, it is beginning to do battle over a high-stakes question: Who else bears liability?Some of the companies involved in the drilling operation are laying the groundwork to argue: not us.
In recent regulatory filings and other statements, they deflect responsibility, setting the stage for what is likely to be a years-long legal battle over corporate liability for a disaster whose financial toll is already estimated in the billions.
» Read the story: Firms in Gulf drilling are working to limit liability in spill
» BP shares fall to new low over Gulf spill [Business Week]
» Cap back after robot nudge stalls oil collection [The Associated Press]
» BP:Total Oil Recovered On Wednesday About 16,830 Barrels [The Wall Street Journal]
In other news:
» Marcy prison employees get paid for attending gathering at bar [Utica Observer-Dispatch]
» Eithen Theall's grandmother: Family has been destroyed [centralny.ynn.com]
» Ruling by state Supreme Court gives hope to Joseph Bruno [Albany Times Union]
» Henderson man wins national award for saving three people [Watertown Daily Times]
» Teen dies after golf cart hits skateboard [WSYR-TV Channel 9]
» Dozens line up at Carousel mall for new iPhone [CNYcentral.com]