Legal Opinion
State of La., Ex Rel. Guste v. M/V TESTBANK
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided May 31, 1983No. Civ. A. 80-2738PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
BEER, District Judge.
This matter arises out of a collision between the M/V TESTBANK and the M/V SEADANIEL which occurred in the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet on July 22, 1980. As a result of the collision, certain cargo aboard the TESTBANK, including the chemical pentachlorophenol (PCP), was discharged into the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet. For a brief period following this spill, the waterway was closed to vessel traffic and to fishermen.
These events spawned much litigation including cargo claims, the claims of a number of oystermen, shrimpers,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- United States v. Carroll Towing Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- Watz v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- China Union Lines, Ltd., Mitsubishi International Corporation, Lan Jing-Chau, Armement Deppe, S.A. v. A. O. Andersen & Co., American Cyanamid CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Anthony Chavez v. Noble Drilling CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Brotherhood Shipping Co., Ltd. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company and City of Milwaukee, and Afram Lines (International), Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Burma Navigation Corp. v. Reliant Seahorse MVCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Williamson Leasing Co. v. American Commercial Lines, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1985
- Tucker v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1985
- Standard Commercial Tobacco Co., Inc. v. M/V RECIFEDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1993
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