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Economic Loss Doctrine Responsible Party

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Uncharted waters - the path to recovery for business interruption related to oil spills

The ITC incident - On Sunday, March 17, 2019, at approximately 10:00 a.m., a storage tank caught fire at the Intercontinental Terminals Company (ITC) Deer Park facility, near Houston, Texas. The fire burned for several...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Fifth Circuit: Responsible Party Has Right to Recover Contribution from Others at Fault in Oil Spills

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In a recent ruling dated June 9, 2017, In re: Complaint of Settoon Towing LLC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit interpreted the statutory language of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) to grant the responsible...more

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