Legal Opinion
In re Oil Spill by the Oil Rig "Deepwater Horizon"
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided February 22, 2012No. Applies to: 10-4536; MDL No. 2179PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*747 ORDER AND REASONS
[As to the United States’, Transocean’s, and Anadarko’s Cross-Motions for Partial Summary Judgment Regarding Liability under the CWA and OPA]
CARL BARBIER, District Judge.
Before the Court are three cross-motions for partial summary judgment regarding the liability of BP Exploration and Production, Inc. (“BP”), Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (“Anadarko”), Anadarko E & P Company LP (“Anadarko E & P”), and the Transoeean entities1 (“Trans-ocean”) (sometimes collectively referred to as “Defendants”) under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA”) and the Clean Water Act2 *(“CWA”).…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by10 opinions
- United States v. B.P. Exploration & Production, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
- United States v. BP Exploration & Production, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2014
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- In re Oil Spill by the Oil Rig "Deepwater Horizon" in the Gulf of MexicoDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2015
- In re Oil Spill by the Oil Rig "Deepwater Horizon"District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2012
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