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Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Files For Chapter 11

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[quote user="AVRNUT"]The engineer's fault? The supervisor's fault? Fault in the lack of clarity in the rules for setting the handbrakes? One can have a field day pointing the finger at potential fault. But the bottom line is the buck stops at the corporate offices. No matter at whom the finger of fault is pointed, in the end MMA is ultimately responsible and liable. Yes, the line will be eventually repaired & re-opened. It's a vital one here in Maine. Many manufacturers & suppliers of fuel, wood and paper products in Quebec, Maine and New Brunswick depend on it to ship their goods. Someone will end up operating the line, but I just don't think it will be MMA. Carl[/quote]   Carl, I was responding to the comment by coburn35 regarding the disctinction between fault of the engineer versus fault of the MM&A.  But I will remove my comment since it is not about liability as it pertains to the filing of bankruptcy.  I have some other ideas related to my comment, so I will mention them in a new thead. But regarding the ultimate liability that you mention, is it certain that it will fall ultimately and exclusively on the MM&A?  Why wouldn't the oil industry that shipped the crude on the MM&A train be liable if it is found that the product they shipped contributed to the disaster?
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