Platte Pipe Line Co. v. United States
ELR Citation: ELR 21481 No(s). 85-2380 (10th Cir. May 9, 1988)
The court rules that the Claims Court has exclusive jurisdiction over actions against the federal government to recover oil spill cleanup costs. Section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act provides for exclusive jurisdiction in the Claims Court, and to allow actions to recover oil spill c...