ELR Citation: ELR 20618
No(s). 72-2855 (9th Cir. Jun 7, 1974)

Commercial fishermen seek damages under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of 1953 for loss of potential fishing profits resulting from the Santa Barbara oil spill caused by defendant oil company's negligence. The Ninth Circuit Courtof Appeals holds that the oil company owed a duty to the fisherm...