More on the recent legal actions regarding the BP oil spill

A couple of daya ago, I posted links to stories on claims against BP for damages caused by the Gulf oil spill. Today, Law.com, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal law blog are reporting that BP itself is now suing the maker of the device that failed to stop last year's Gulf oil spill and the owner of the rig that exploded, alleging that negligence by both helped cause the disaster. For more on the story go here, here and here.