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Fifth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment in Oil Pollution Act Case

The Energy Law Blog

2010 WL 5421015 (5th Cir. 30, 2010), the Fifth Circuit reversed the district court’s finding of summary judgment on liability under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA”). In Gabarick v. Laurin Maritime (America), Inc. Accordingly, summary judgment was proper in favor of the Tanker Owner.

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2023 Begins With Increased (or Unlimited) Liability for Vessel Owners

The Energy Law Blog

A Regulatory Increase to the Limits of Liability for Oil Pollution and an Amendment Exempting Small Passenger Vessels from the Limitation of Liability Act Present New Challenges for Vessel Owners U.S. First, the Coast Guard announced [1] increases to the liability limits in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA”). [2]

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