Gross Negligence and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Potential Implications and Context : CRS Insight

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judgments.

Oil spills.

Water--Pollution.

Water.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2014

Summary:

Examines implications of Sept. 4, 2014, judicial determination that, within the context of Clean Water Act (CWA) civil penalty provisions, the discharge of oil in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon incident was the result of BP "gross negligence" and "willful misconduct." Examines implications of this legal determination for the amount of CWA penalties that may be ultimately assessed. Covers distribution of CWA penalties, CWA penalty revenues, and other payments and funding sources

Notes:

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Gross Negligence and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Publisher Number:

CRS-2014-RSI-0425

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