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Texas Aromatics, L.P., et al. v. Intercontinental Terminals Company, L.L.C.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 22-20456 · judgment October 27, 2023
Certiorari denied · March 25, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether the Oil Pollution Act, 33 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq., applies to a spill that is 91% oil and 9% a “hazardous substance.”
Counsel of record
For petitioner
James Louis Silliman
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
For respondent
Aaron Michael Streett
Baker Botts, L.L.P.
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Mar 25 2024Petition DENIED.
- Mar 06 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2024.
- Mar 04 2024Waiver of right of respondent Intercontinental Terminals Company, L.L.C. to respond filed.
- Feb 26 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 1, 2024)