(September 19, 2024, 2:46 PM EDT) -- BALTIMORE — The United States of America on Sept. 18 filed a claim and answer to a petition for exoneration from or limitation of liability filed by the owner and technical manager of the ship that allided with and destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 26, arguing that the petitioners “cut corners in ways that risked lives and infrastructure” and “must be held fully accountable for the catastrophic harm they caused, and punitive damages should be imposed to deter such misconduct.”...