Legal Opinion
In re Oil Spill by the Oil Rig "deepwater Horizon"
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided September 6, 2013No. Applies to Nos. 10-4239, 10-4240, 10-4241; MDL No. 2179PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER & REASONS
[As to the Cross Motions for Summary Judgment regarding the claims by the Mexican States]
CARL BARBIER, District Judge.
Before the Court are cross motions for summary judgment by the Mexican States of Veracruz, Tamaulipas, and Quintana Roo (collectively, “the Mexican States”) and BP, Transocean, Halliburton, and Cameron (collectively, “Defendants”).1 Generally stated, these motions raise the issue of whether the Mexican States held a “proprietary interest” in certain property allegedly damaged by discharged oil, such that their tort claims may proceed under general maritime law.…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Veracruz v. BP, P.L.C.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
- In re: Deepwater HorizonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015