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UNOCAL CORP. v. U.S.

Nos. 99-55342, 99-55381.

222 F.3d 528 (2000)

UNOCAL CORPORATION; Union Oil Company of California; and Erst, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, v. The UNITED STATES of America, Defendant, and The Southern California Regional Rail Authority dba Metrolink; and Kruze & Kruse Construction & Engineering, Inc., Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 7, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory M. Bergman, Alan H. Mittelman, Robert M. Mason III, and Michele M. Goldsmith, Bergman & Wedner, Inc., Los Angeles, California, for the defendants/appellants/cross-appellees.

William H. Collier, Jr., Dawn M. Schock, Joseph A. Walsh II, and John M. Whelan, Keesal, Young & Logan, Long Beach, California, for the plaintiffs/appellees/cross-appellants.

Before: REINHARDT and BERZON, Circuit Judges, and BREYER, District Judge.

BREYER, District Judge:

This case concerns the cause and aftermath of a 1995 crude oil pipeline spill in Norwalk, California. The spill, which discharged over 45,000 gallons of crude oil, occurred on February 20, 1995 during the construction of the Norwalk-Santa Fe Metrolink railway station. At least 50 gallons of oil escaped through a nearby storm drain and contaminated a local creek and river. The total cost of cleanup...

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