IN RE ORIENTAL REPUBLIC OF URUGUAY

Civ. A. No. 90-404-SLR.

821 F.Supp. 946 (1993)

In re ORIENTAL REPUBLIC OF URUGUAY (Commando General De La Armada and Servicio De Bugues Auxiliares) as Owner and Operator of the M/V PRESIDENTE RIVERA for exoneration from or limitation of liability.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

March 18, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall E. Robbins, of Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE, for plaintiffs Oriental Republic Uruguay, Presidente Rivera, Servicio de Bugues Auxiliares de La Armada and Captain Raul DiBarrart.

Jeanne L. Langdon, and Keith A. Trostle, of Delaware Dept. of Justice, Wilmington, DE, for claimant State of Delaware.

Michael B. McCauley, of Palmer, Biezup & Henderson, Wilmington, DE, and Kevin G. O'Donovan, of Palmer, Biezup & Henderson, Philadelphia, PA, for claimant Delaware Terminal Co.

Peter E. Hess, Wilmington, DE, for claimants I Did the Delaware, Old Seventh Street Boat Yard, Inc., Up the Creek Restaurant and Bar, Inc., and Phillips Holding Co., Ltd.

Jeffrey Weiner, of Law Offices of Jeffrey Weiner, Wilmington, DE, and Gerald J. Williams, Mark R. Cuker, and Alan H. Casper, of Williams & Cuker, Philadelphia, PA, for claimants Penns Grove New Jersey Residents.

Paul M. Lukoff, of Prickett, Jones, Elliott, Kristol & Schnee, Wilmington, DE, and Edward C. Radzik, and James P. Krauzlis, of Donovan, Parry, Walsh & Repetto, New York City, for claimant Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.

Wanda Chin Monahan, of the Department of Law and Public Safety, Div. of Law, Trenton, NJ, and Martin J. McHugh, of the Hazardous Waste Litigation Section, Div. of Law, Trenton, NJ, for claimant State of New Jersey.

James S. Green, of Duane, Morris & Heckscher, Wilmington, DE, and Francis J. Deasey, of Deasey, Mahoney & Bender, Ltd., Philadelphia, PA, for claimant Sun Refining and Marketing Co.

Patricia C. Hannigan, of the U.S. Attorney's Office, Wilmington, DE, Michael McIntyre, of Environment & Natural Resources Div., EES, Washington, DC, and Peter F. Frost, of the Torts Branch, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, for claimant U.S.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

SUE L. ROBINSON, District Judge.

Before the Court is the State of Delaware's motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of whether the Delaware Oil Pollution Liability Act ("DOPLA" or "the Act"), 7 Del.C. Chapter 62, under which the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (hereinafter "Limitation Plaintiff") already has been found to be liable both for compensatory damages and for civil penalties (see D.I. 136; D.I. 137), imposes liability...

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