Slaven v. BP Am., Inc.

ELR Citation: ELR 21500
No(s). 92-55155 (9th Cir. Aug 31, 1992)

The court holds that the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act's (TAPAA's or the Act's) strict liability scheme requires payment from the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Liability Fund (the Fund) for damages resulting from the February 1990 tanker spill of crude oil offshore Huntington Beach, California, an...