Legal Opinion
Gatlin Oil Company, Incorporated, a North Carolina Corporation v. United States of America Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 2, 1999No. 97-2079PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Senior Judge BUTZNER wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ joined. Judge NIEMEYER wrote an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge:
The United States Coast Guard National Pollution Funds Center (NPFC or Fund Director) determined that some claims made by Gatlin Oil Company, Inc., for an oil spill were not compensable under the Oil Pollution Act (OPA), 33 U.S.C.A. § 2701 et seq. (West *209Supp.1998). Gatlin Oil filed suit in the district court, which reversed the agency action, finding…
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