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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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U.S. Fifth Circuit Greenlights Contribution Action for Purely Economic Damages Under Oil Pollution Act (OPA)

The Energy Law Blog

9, 2017), the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held for the first time that a Responsible Party under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA”) has a statutory claim for contribution to recover purely economic damages from a partially liable third party. In Settoon Towing, L.L.C. 16-30459 (5th Cir.

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Policy News: June 28, 2021

ESA

Former President Donald Trump shrank the size of both of monuments in 2017. Justice Department – Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Oil Pollution Act. Native American Tribes, environmental groups and scientific societies challenged Trump’s decision to shrink the monument in the courts.

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