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26 Jul 2010, 9:08 am by Steven M. Taber
Johns Riverkeeper and the Public Trust Environmental Law Institute of Florida sued JEA in 2007 over more than 200 instances of sewer overflows since 2001. [read post]
14 Jul 2010, 1:16 pm by WIMS
The Administration said it will continue to bill BP regularly for all associated costs to ensure the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund is reimbursed on an ongoing basis. [read post]
11 Jul 2010, 8:33 pm by Steven M. Taber
The fine will be deposited in the federal Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, which is used to pay for federal response activities and to compensate for damages when there is a discharge of oil or hazardous substances to waters of the United States or adjoining shorelines. [read post]
5 Jul 2010, 11:51 am by Lawrence Cunningham
Up to $2.7 billion may be supplied by the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, a fund, created by Federal law, and supported by taxes on oil companies. [read post]
24 Jun 2010, 4:36 am by Rebecca Tushnet
(Like the possibility of a massive oil spill from offshore drilling? [read post]
16 Jun 2010, 3:03 pm
Dissatisfied claimants maintain all current rights under law, including the right to go to court or to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. [read post]
16 Jun 2010, 1:47 pm by WIMS
Additionally, a $100 million fund will be established for unemployed oil workers (See link below for details). [read post]
16 Jun 2010, 2:44 am by Hani Sarji
No. 4312; To ensure that any new revenues to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund will be used for the purposes of the fund and not used as a budget gimmick to offset deficit spending. 00187 15-Jun H.R. 4213... [read post]
14 Jun 2010, 7:15 pm by Jon L. Gelman
Even if the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund were allowed to be tapped for compensation benefits, years of delay over litigation would exist before payments were actually made to victims. [read post]
14 Jun 2010, 12:00 pm by Kris Calson
Once the amount owed by the responsible parties is exhausted, the US government is then responsible for up to $1 billion per spill; paid from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. [read post]
14 Jun 2010, 6:25 am
  The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (signed in response to the Exxon/Valdez spill) allows the government to use the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (OSLTF) for a number of things, including payment for uncompensated removal costs and damages. [read post]
11 Jun 2010, 10:10 am by Greg Barnhart
Those injured may also opt into the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, which may be focused mainly on removing the oil.[1] The conclusion is that presenting a claim to a responsible party prior to filing suit is a mandatory condition precedent, and judges have dismissed OPA cases that have failed to do this. [read post]
11 Jun 2010, 10:10 am by Greg Barnhart
Those injured may also opt into the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, which may be focused mainly on removing the oil.[1] The conclusion is that presenting a claim to a responsible party prior to filing suit is a mandatory condition precedent, and judges have dismissed OPA cases that have failed to do this. [read post]
9 Jun 2010, 2:30 pm by Lucas A. Ferrara, Esq.
  FTC Warns of Oil Spill Scams It's no secret that scam artists follow the headlines, and the daily news of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is no exception. [read post]
9 Jun 2010, 6:24 am by Kelly
The original proposal was targeted “to increase the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund liability cap and to increase the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund solvency. [read post]
7 Jun 2010, 10:04 am by Steven M. Taber
Previously, Plaintiffs moved for partial summary judgment on the issue of Defendants’ liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. [read post]
7 Jun 2010, 9:54 am by smtaber
Previously, Plaintiffs moved for partial summary judgment on the issue of Defendants’ liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. [read post]
7 Jun 2010, 5:04 am by Jon L. Gelman
Even if the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund were allowed to be tapped for compensation benefits, years of delay over litigation would exist before payments were actually made to victims. [read post]