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5th Circ. Takes A Broad View Of Vessel 'Operators'

By Andrew Stakelum (November 16, 2018, 2:21 PM EST) -- There are few questions more important in the context of oil spill liability than who constitutes a "responsible party" under the Oil Pollution Act. Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in United States v. Nature's Way Marine,[1] interpreted the meaning of "operator" in the case of a vessel. In doing so, the court may have expanded the class of marine parties potentially liable under the OPA to include time and voyage charterers....

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