South Port Marine, L.L.C. v. Gulf Oil Ltd. Partnership
ELR Citation: ELR 20344 No(s). 99-2369, -2370 (1st Cir. Dec 7, 2000)
The court affirms in part and reverses in part a district court decision awarding damages to a marina that was damaged by a nearby oil spill. The court first holds that the marina's Oil Pollution Act (OPA) claim was analogous to a claim under the common law at the time of the Seventh Amendment's rat...