ELR Citation: ELR 20250
No(s). 77-2090 (E.D. La. Oct 27, 1978)

In a suit by the United States seeking reimbursement for the costs of cleaning up an oil spill, the court holds that the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) provides a limitation on the amount of recovery, in the absence of willful negligence or misconduct, and precludes recovery in excess o...