Legal Opinion
United States v. Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd. Britannia Steam Ship Insurance Association, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 20, 1999No. 97-35538, 97-35820PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. appeals from a $1,702,553.51 damage award to the United States pursuant to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA”), 33 U.S.C. §§ 2701-2761. The OPA provides that a party responsible for a vessel that discharges or threatens to discharge oil into navigable waters is liable for “removal costs and damages,” id. § 2702(a), including removal costs incurred by the United States. Id. § 2701(b)(A). This appeal concerns the permissible scope of the United States’ recovery under the OPA for its response to a private party’s threatened (and to a limited…
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