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Fifth Circuit Confirms Right to Jury Trial Under the Oil Pollution Act

MGKF Law

May 26, 2022), the Fifth Circuit ruled that the Seventh Amendment guarantees the right to a jury trial for defendants facing subrogation and recoupment claims under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (the “OPA”).

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Offshore Companies Face Surge in BSEE Enforcement Actions and Penalties

The Energy Law Blog

186 IBLA 199 (2015). Together, these developments will undoubtedly lead to more litigation and a higher cost of doing business on the Outer Continental Shelf. The number of civil penalty cases has risen gradually since 2009, with a sharp increase over 2013-2015. In 2015, the average penalty was $87,119 over 42 cases.

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