Legal Opinion
Slaven v. American Trading Transportation Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 22, 1998No. 97-55293PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs brought a class action under the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act (“TAPAA”), 43 U.S.C. § 1653, general maritime and admiralty laws, and California law, Cal. Harb. & Nav.Code §§ 293 & 294, alleging damages resulting from an oil spill off of Huntington Beach, California. The American Trading Transportation Company, Inc. (“Attransco”), an owner and operator of the ruptured vessel, and a defendant in plaintiffs’ action, now appeals the district court’s judgment approving a $1,087,500 settlement that released another defendant in the class action from…
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