Castles Auto & Truck Serv., Inc. v. Exxon Corp.

ELR Citation: ELR 20129
No(s). s. 95-3183, 96-1117 (4th Cir. Sep 23, 1997)

The court reverses a district court decision that set aside a jury verdict award of $500,000 in compensatory damages to a service station for the remediation of contamination caused by a neighboring oil company's negligent petroleum discharge. The court first holds that the district court erred in g...