Legal Opinion
Rice v. Harken Exploration Co.
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided September 30, 1999No. Civ.A.2:97CV00402PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING IN PART MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
MARY LOU ROBINSON, District Judge.
The question before the Court is whether the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. §§ 2700 et seq., (OPA) creates a cause of action available to the Plaintiffs under the facts of this case. The Court concludes that it does not. Defendant’s motion for summary judgment is therefore granted only as to Plaintiffs’ federal cause of action under the OPA, the claimed basis for federal jurisdiction. The balance of Defendant’s motion is denied.
Factual Background
Plaintiffs D.E. Rice and Karen Rice are Trustees for the…
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