Legal Opinion

Cavallo v. Star Enterprise

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided November 20, 1996No. 95-2540, 95-2541PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed in part and reversed and remanded in part by published opinion. Judge ERVIN wrote the opinion, in which Senior Judge LAY and Judge TRAXLER joined.

OPINION

ERVIN, Circuit Judge:

Ardith and Lawrence Cavallo sued Star Enterprise, 1 which operates a petroleum distribution terminal located near their home, alleging various damages from an underground petroleum release in 1990 and a fuel spill in 1991. Their complaint included four causes of action: Count I — “Negligence with Respect to AVJet Fuel Spill”; Count II— “Negligent Petroleum Release and Negligent Abatement and Remediation of the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  3. Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
  4. Gibbons v. OgdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
  5. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. State Energy Resources Conservation & Development CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by24 opinions

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  3. United States v. Donald ConeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2013
  4. Bleecker v. Standard Fire InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 2000
  5. Roche v. Lincoln Property Co.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 2003

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