Legal Opinion
United States v. Needham
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 16, 2003No. 02-30217PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
This case arises from the efforts of the United States Coast Guard to compel James and Janell Needham (“Needhams”) to reimburse the United States, under the Oil Pollution Act (“OPA”), 33 U.S.C. §§ 2701-2720 (2000), for cleanup costs associated with an oil spill. The bankruptcy court, in the first instance, and the district court on appeal, held that the Needhams were not liable to the United States for the cleanup costs because the waters in ques tion were not navigable, and were therefore beyond the reach of the OPA. However, for the reasons stated below, we…
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