ELR Citation: ELR 20206
No(s). 81-3127 (5th Cir. Dec 13, 1982)

The Fifth Circuit denies petitions for rehearing of its ruling, 12 ELR 20994, that §311(g) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) does not bar the federal government's right under maritime tort law to recover oil spill cleanup costs from the owner or operator of a third-party vessel tha...