Unocal Corporation v. The United States Of America’s Empirical Analysis
222 F.3d 528 · 2000
Citation profile
4 federal appellate ·
Relationships
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Most-quoted passages
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“The purpose of OPA, as well as other remedial legislation passed by Congress and the states to address environmental disasters such as oil spills, was to encourage rapid private party responses.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“We review for abuse of discretion the district court's denial of Metrolink's motion for a new trial.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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