Legal Opinion
United States v. Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 22, 2008No. Criminal 2006-10408-RCLPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ATTORNEYS FEES (# 48)
COLLINGS, United States Magistrate Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
On May 25, 2007, the district court (Lindsay, J.) issued an order in this criminal action granting whistleblower awards pursuant to the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (“APPS”), 33 U.S.C. § 1908(a). The recipients of the awards were twelve crew members aboard various vessels owned by the defendant, Overseas Ship-holding Group, Inc. (“OSG”). In addition, the district court ordered that “any proposed legal fees in excess of $10,000.00 for legal services performed in…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- United States v. Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2009
- United States v. Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2010