A Year After Gulf Tragedy, Offshore Oil Companies Still Shielded by Liability Limits

ProPublica reports on the $75 million liability cap in the oil industry, fostered by the Oil Pollution Act, that does not provide enough of a deterrent for reckless cost-saving practices that put workers and the environment at risk.
http://www.propublica.org/blog/item/a-year-after-gulf-tragedy-offshore-oil-companies-still-shielded-by-liabilit