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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

  1. Mar 25 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 06 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2024.
  3. Mar 04 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent Intercontinental Terminals Company, L.L.C. to respond filed.
  4. Feb 26 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 1, 2024)