Legal Opinion
United States v. Atlantic Richfield Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 29, 1977No. Civ. A. 75-3096, 75-3097, 76-947, 76-604, 75-3329, 75-3330, 75-3331, 75-3332, 76-601 and 76-603PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
EDWARD R. BECKER, District Judge.
I. Preliminary Statement
These cases raise issues concerning the proper construction and the constitutionality of the “civil penalty” provision of the oil and hazardous substance sections of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (FWPCA), § 1321(b)(6) of 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq. (Supp.1976). 1 The constructional issues boil down to whether Congress intended to impose the civil penalty on persons who spill oil accidentally, report such spill to the appropriate authorities, and clean it up at their own expense (hereinafter…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Singleton v. WulffSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by25 opinions
- National Wood Preservers, Inc. v. Commonwealth Department of Environmental ResourcesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- State ex rel. Brown v. Dayton Malleable, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1982
- Comet Delta, Inc. v. Pate Stevedore Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1988
- State Ex Rel. Webster v. Missouri Resource Recovery, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1992
- Com. of Puerto Rico v. SS Zoe ColocotroniDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1978
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