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Oil and Hazardous Substances; Never the Twain Shall Meet

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Posted on November 6, 2023 by Seth Jaffe Late last month, in Munoz v. Intercontinental Terminals Company , the 5 th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the liability provisions of CERCLA and the Oil Pollution Act do not overlap and that, consequently, where oil and hazardous substances commingle, the sole remedy is under CERCLA.