The Energy Law Blog
JANUARY 10, 2011
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.
The Energy Law Blog
JANUARY 31, 2023
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]
The Energy Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
BSEE collected civil penalties in 22 cases in 2009, 26 cases in 2010, 30 cases in 2011, 31 cases in 2012, 42 cases in 2013, 53 cases in 2014, and 42 cases in 2015. Since 2010, the agency has collected over $19.5 The number of civil penalty cases has risen gradually since 2009, with a sharp increase over 2013-2015. 7 (2016). [1]
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