A Lesser Liability Load

Living on Earth

Host Jeff Young talks with UC Berkeley corporate law expert Eric Talley about some of BP’s options: merger, acquisition, asset sell-off, and how those moves change the chances that those affected by the oil disaster will be compensated.

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