5th Circ. Bars Some Fishers' Oil Spill Claims Against Barge Co.

By Brandon Lowrey (October 8, 2015, 10:35 PM EDT) -- The Fifth Circuit on Thursday partially upheld a ruling that let a group of fishers proceed with their claims against American Commercial Lines LLC over an oil spill that tainted fishing grounds along the Mississippi River, but the appeals court booted some of the plaintiffs for pursuing litigation too soon after filing their Oil Pollution Act claims....

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