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Violations of Environmental Terms in Federal Oil and Gas Lease Insufficient to Support a Claim under the False Claims Act

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06-31238, 2008 WL 588745 (5th Cir. 2008), the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s decision to dismiss a qui tam action brought under the Federal Claims Act (FCA). government, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. By Clare Bienvenu In Marcy v. 3729(a)(2). 3729(a)(7).

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U.S. Fifth Circuit Affirms $20 Million Judgment Against Barge Owner as Responsible Party Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990

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Case: United States v. Factual Background In July of 2008, nearly 300,000 gallons of oil spilled into the Mississippi River in New Orleans when a tugboat towing an oil-filled barge veered across the river into the path of an ocean-going tanker. American Commercial Lines, L.L.C. , 16-31150, F.3d 3d (5th Cir. 2704(a).

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Parties May Agree to Expanded Judicial Review Under Texas Arbitration Act — Nafta Traders, Inc. v. Quinn

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The United States Supreme Court foreclosed the possibility of traditional judicial review under the FAA in 2008, when it held that the limited grounds for vacatur or modification of an arbitration award specified in the FAA are exclusive and may not be supplemented or expanded by agreement. 576, 578 & 584 (2008). LEXIS 361, at *45.

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