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BP NORTH AMERICAN PETROLEUM v. SOLAR ST

No. 00-30494.

250 F.3d 307 (2001)

BP NORTH AMERICAN PETROLEUM, a division of BP Exploration & Oil, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOLAR ST, her engines, tackle, boilers, furniture, apparel, etc., in rem; AHL Shipping Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 14, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alanson Trigg Chenault, IV (argued), Antonio J. Rodriguez, Rice Fowler, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Franklin H. Jones, III (argued), Michael L. McAlpine, McAlpine & Cozad, New Orleans, LA, for AHL Shipping Co.

Before HILL, JOLLY and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Defendant AHL Shipping Company ("AHL") contaminated a portion of the oil cargo it transported for plaintiff BP North American Petroleum ("BP") while discharging the fuel from its vessel, the S/T SOLAR. Following a bench trial, a damage award was ordered in favor of BP. BP appeals the amount of the award. It argues that, in ordering a modified "expected profit" award, the district court employed...

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