ELR Citation: ELR 20517
No(s). H-96cv0015 (S.D. Tex. Nov 13, 1996)

The court holds that the owners of a contaminated site may not recover damages for negligence, gross negligence, or strict liability from an oil company that previously owned the site and used it to dispose of oil-field waste. The court first holds that Texas' two-year statute of limitations for pro...