Daniel Fisher catches the New York Times failing to fully assign blame to very wealthy lawyers such as Mikal Watts for their role in preventing Louisiana residents from receiving compensation from BP. [Forbes via @overlawyered Twitter feed]
"Times Story On BP Spill Pulls Its Punches Against Lawyers"
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| Isaac Gorodetski Project Manager, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute igorodetski@manhattan-institute.org |
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| Laura Eyi Press Officer, Manhattan Institute leyi@manhattan-institute.org |



