Legal Opinion
In re Oil Spill by the Oil Rig "Deepwater Horizon" in the Gulf of Mexico
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided March 10, 2016No. MDL No. 2179PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
*909ORDER & REASONS
[As to the OPA Test Cases/Moratorium Claims]
CARL BARBIER, United States District Judge
Before the Court is BP Exploration & Production, Inc.’s (“BP”) “Motion to Dismiss Moratoria/Permitoria Claims” (Rec. Doc. 15663), the OPA Test Case Plaintiffs’ “Renewed Motion to Strike Affirmative Defenses and Motion in Limine Regarding Potential Third-Party Fault, Including Application of any Alleged ‘Superseding’ Cause Defense Premised on Governmental Action or Inaction Following the Spill” (Rec. Doc. 15655), and related briefing. At issue is whether a “responsible party” is liable under…
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