· 12/24/1997
Federal Case
Citations
- 132 F.3d 818
- 1998 A.M.C. 635
- 28 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20431
- 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 36796
How courts have described this case
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- concluding that claims under the Oil Pollution -8- Act were not subject to the Limitation Act or Rule F, and thus the claims could be filed in a collateral proceeding without abiding by the procedures set forth in Rule F
- “‘The OPA imposes strict liability for pollution removal costs and damages on the responsible party for a vessel or a facility from which oil is discharged.’”
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