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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

  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)