United States of America et al v. HVI Cat Canyon Inc

  1. March 06, 2023

    Oil Co. To Pay US, Calif. $65M Over Spills, Cleanup Costs

    The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that a California federal judge has ordered an oil company to pay $65 million in fines over 12 oil spills in federal waters as the result of its negligence in a "pattern of reckless disregard."

  2. June 25, 2018

    CWA Jurisdiction Question Won't Go To 9th Circ.

    A California federal judge on Monday rejected an oil and gas company's request that he allow the Ninth Circuit to review his decision that certain waterways affected by a series of oil spills are under the Clean Water Act's jurisdiction, saying the Ninth Circuit has already said they are.

  3. June 11, 2012

    Judge Keeps Alive CWA Suit Over 20 Calif. Oil Spills

    A California federal judge on Friday refused to throw out a Clean Water Act suit against energy company HVI Cat Canyon Inc. over 20 separate spills sending oil into the U.S. waters, ruling that the CWA can be applied in the area where the oil was released.

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