ELR Citation: ELR 20698
No(s). 78 Civ. 3552 (ADS) (S.D.N.Y. Feb 11, 1983)

The court rules that under §311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), the government may choose to seek oil spill cleanup costs from a negligent third party regardless of the possibility of seeking costs from the discharger and regardless of the liability limits the FWPCA sets for str...