Legal Opinion
United States v. Murphy Exploration & Production Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided September 25, 1996No. Civil Action No. 95-CV-2372PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BERRIGAN, District Judge.
This suit was brought by the United States of America (the “government”), seeking reimbursement from Murphy Exploration and Production Company (“Murphy”), pursuant to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA”), 33 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq., for costs incurred by the United States Coast Guard (“Coast Guard”) in connection with the July 22, 1992, discharge of 500 gallons of crude oil from Murphy’s oil production platform located in Ship Shoal Block 113 into the Gulf of Mexico. On April 4, 1996, trial in this matter before the Court without a jury was submitted on briefs…
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