IN RE ORIENTAL REPUBLIC OF URUGUAY

Civ. A. No. 90-404-SLR.

821 F.Supp. 941 (1993)

In re ORIENTAL REPUBLIC OF URUGUAY (Commando General de La Armada and Servicio de Bugues Auxiliares) as Owner and Operator of the M/V PRESIDENTE RIVERA for exoneration from or limitation of liability.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

March 18, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall E. Robbins of Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE, for plaintiffs Oriental Republic Uruguay, Presidente Rivera, Servicio de Bugues Auxiliares de La Armada and Captain Raul DiBarrart.

Jeanne L. Langdon, Esquire, and Keith A. Trostle of Delaware Dept. of Justice, Wilmington, DE, for claimant State of Del.

Michael B. McCauley of Palmer, Biezup & Henderson, Wilmington, DE, and Kevin G. O'Donovan of Palmer, Biezup & Henderson, Philadelphia, PA, for claimant Delaware Terminal Co.

Peter E. Hess, Esquire, Wilmington, DE, for claimants I Did the Delaware, Old Seventh Street Boat Yard, Inc., Up the Creek Restaurant and Bar, Inc., and Phillips Holding Co., Ltd.

Jeffrey Weiner of Law Offices of Jeffrey Weiner, Wilmington, DE, and Gerald J. Williams, Esquire, Mark R. Cuker, and Alan H. Casper of Williams & Cuker, Philadelphia, PA, for claimants Penns Grove New Jersey Residents.

Paul M. Lukoff of Prickett, Jones, Elliott, Kristol & Schnee, Wilmington, DE, and Edward C. Radzik, and James P. Krauzlis of Donovan, Parry, Walsh & Repetto, New York City, for claimant Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.

Wanda Chin Monahan of the Dept. of Law and Public Safety, Div. of Law, and Martin J. McHugh of the Hazardous Waste Litigation Section, Div. of Law, Trenton, NJ, for claimant State of N.J.

James S. Green of Duane, Morris & Heckscher, Wilmington, DE, and Francis J. Deasey of Deasey, Mahoney & Bender, Ltd., Philadelphia, PA, for claimant Sun Refining and Marketing Co.

Patricia C. Hannigan of the U.S. Atty.'s Office, Wilmington, DE, Michael McIntyre of the Environment & Natural Resources Div., EES, Washington, D.C.; and Peter F. Frost of the Torts Branch, Civil Div., Washington, DC, for claimant U.S.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

SUE L. ROBINSON, District Judge.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

This Court issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in this case on October 13, 1992 granting, inter alia, the State of New Jersey's motion for partial summary judgment on its claim against the Oriental Republic of Uruguay as owner and operator of the M/V PRESIDENTE RIVERA (hereinafter "Limitation Plaintiff") for civil penalties under the...

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