US Loses Bid For Quick Win In $88M Citgo Oil Spill Suit

By Pete Brush

Law360, New York (February 05, 2010, 5:52 PM ET) -- Despite the U.S.' outcry over Citgo Asphalt Refining Co.'s discovery tactics, a federal judge has declined to grant the government summary judgment in a fight over $88 million paid by a federal fund to clean up a 2004 crude oil spill in the Delaware River.

Judge John P. Fullam of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Thursday ruled that a full trial record would be required to determine whether Citgo's discovery requests breached an agreement under which Citgo said it would...
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