Shell Oil Company v. United States

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ SHELL OIL COMPANY, ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY, TEXACO, INC., AND UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee. ______________________ 2013-5051 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in Consolidated Nos. 06-CV-0141 and 06-CV-1411, Judge Thomas C. Wheeler. ______________________ Decided: April 28, 2014 ______________________ MICHAEL W. KIRK, Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, of Washing- ton, DC, argued for plaintiffs-appellants. With him on the…