Mazda presents one of the most contentious issues in tort law today: Whether jurors applying state-law concepts of liability can essentially write their own safety regulations for manufacturers.
But in their current excited state, many in the oil market are wondering whether the attack on a foreign compound heralds a bigger one on a production facility.
Mr. Cuomo had examined whetherone of Mr. Hevesi's sons had received assistance in running for a seat in the state Assembly and whether the other won business in connection with a kickback scheme at New York's pension fund.