ELR Citation: ELR 20657
No(s). s. 80-137, -199 (D. Alaska Feb 4, 1981)

The court rules that under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) the United States may seek recovery of oil spill cleanup costs outside of a shipowner's action for exoneration from or limitation of liability under the Limited Liability Act. Because the Limitation Act limits liability for d...