Legal Opinion
United States v. B.P. Exploration & Production, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 4, 2014No. 12-30883PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FORTUNATO P. BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
Before the Court is the federal government’s civil enforcement action for Clean Water Act violations associated with the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the *571Gulf of Mexico. Defendants BP Exploration & Production, Inc. (“BP”) and Ana-darko Petroleum Corporation (“Anadar-ko”) appeal summary judgment in favor of the government on the question of their liability for civil penalties under 33 U.S.C. § 1321(b)(7)(A) (2006), which imposes mandatory penalties upon the owners of facilities “from which oil or a hazardous substance is discharged.” The district…
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3Cited by18 opinions
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