MGKF Law
JULY 5, 2022
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”). This post was authored by summer associate Reilly Wright In United States v. ERR, LLC , No.
MGKF Law
FEBRUARY 15, 2022
On Tuesday, February 8, 2022, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the Southern District of Alabama’s dismissal of admiralty claims against the United States for oil-removal damages holding first that Oil Pollution Act of 1990’s (“OPA”), 33 U.S.C.S. § § 2701 et. § 2701 et.
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The Energy Law Blog
DECEMBER 9, 2021
68686, and goes through January 3, 2022. For example, in 2021, the Department of Justice provided notice of seven consent decrees for Oil Pollution Act natural resource damages, and these consent decrees were signed anywhere from two to 15 years after the incident, and on average, nearly nine years after the incident.
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]
ESA
JULY 12, 2021
NSF for the Future Act increases authorizing funding for the National Science Foundation to $17.9 billion in FY 2022 in FY 2022. Innovation and Competition Act passed the full Senate in early June. In total, the NSF for the Future Act increases authorized funding for NSF to $17.9 billion for NSF in FY 2022.
ESA
JUNE 28, 2021
Innovation and Competition Act passed the full Senate in early June. The House NSF bill creates a new Science and Engineering Solutions Directorate within NSF and authorizes funding for this directorate at $1 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2022. In total, the NSF for the Future Act increases authorized funding for NSF to $17.9
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