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Common Law Recovery of Cleanup Cost for Petroleum Spills

New York’s Oil Spill Act, Article 12 of the New York Navigation Law, provides a natural and attractive starting point for people seeking to recover cleanup costs for petroleum spills. The Act imposition of strict liability holds out the promise of avoiding litigation over events and states of mind for which little or contradictory evidence […]

Posted By: James J. Periconi | 2007/11/14 | 2. Environmental Contamination & General Liability - 4. Basics of the "Oil Spill Act" |

Common Law Recovery of Cleanup Cost for Petroleum Spills

New York’s Oil Spill Act, Article 12 of the New York Navigation Law, provides a natural and attractive starting point for people

Posted By: James J. Periconi | 2007/01/07 | 4. Basics of the "Oil Spill Act" |

Basics of the “Oil Spill Act,” Article 12 of the New York Navigation Law

New York’s Oil Spill Act, Article 12 of the New York Navigation Law, assigns strict liability to any person who has discharged petroleum, for all

Posted By: James J. Periconi | 2006/12/03 | 4. Basics of the "Oil Spill Act" |