ELR Citation: ELR 21241
No(s). 89-0685L (D.R.I. Jan 13, 1993)

The court holds that purely economic injuries arising from a maritime oil spill are not cognizable under general maritime law, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), or the Rhode Island Environmental Injury Compensation Act. The court holds that an oil spill, which occurred in Narragansett...