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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: 3% 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
Subject area
Economic Activity (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, March 25, 2024 · Certiorari denied
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)