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United States of America v. American Commercial Lines, LLC et al
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October 27, 2016
Shipper To Pay $20M For Miss. Oil Spill Cleanup
American Commercial Lines LLC has agreed to pay the federal government $20 million for removal costs and damages from a 2008 oil spill caused by a barge collision on the Mississippi, resolving claims that were headed toward a November trial.
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September 20, 2016
River Shipper Can't Buck Claims From Feds' Oil Spill Suit
A Louisiana federal judge on Monday refused to cut American Commercial Lines LLC loose from certain claims stemming from a 2008 oil barge collision, ruling in part that businesses didn't necessarily need to show that their boats or docks were physically oiled by the spill in order to claim damages.
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August 10, 2016
River Shipper Can't Dodge Claims From Oil Spill, Feds Say
The federal government on Tuesday blasted a bid by American Commercial Lines LLC to escape certain claims stemming from a 2008 oil barge collision, saying it's "nonsense" to think that the river shipper could avoid compensating businesses for losses due to the river's closure after the spill.
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January 22, 2015
River Shipper Liable For $23M Oil Spill Cleanup, Judge Says
A Louisiana federal judge on Wednesday found American Commercial Lines LLC liable to the U.S. government for $23.1 million of cleanup costs from a 2008 oil barge collision that spilled nearly 300,000 gallons of oil into the Mississippi River.
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March 22, 2013
Boat Operator Can't Shift $25M Oil Spill Bill To Cleanup Cos.
A Louisiana federal judge on Wednesday denied American Commercial Lines LLC's bid to pull two remediation companies into a U.S. suit over $24.8 million in cleanup costs from a 2008 Mississippi River oil spill that led to criminal charges.
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January 20, 2012
Boat Co. Denies Responsibility For $25M Oil Spill Costs
American Commercial Lines LLC, hit with a $24.8 million suit demanding it foot the cleanup bill for a 2008 Mississippi River oil spill that led to criminal charges, told a Louisiana federal judge Friday that the U.S. should instead collect from two companies ACL has already paid for cleanup services.
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August 22, 2011
Boat Cos. Face $25M Suit Over Miss. River Oil Cleanup
The U.S. slapped American Commercial Lines LLC and DRD Towing Co. LLC with a $24.8 million suit in Louisiana on Monday, demanding they foot the cleanup bill for a major oil spill in the Mississippi River in 2008 that led to criminal charges.