United States Federal Circuit

The Court of Federal Claims's decision that plaintiff's Fifth Amendment claim alleging that single hull tank vessels were taken by the double hull requirement imposed by section 4115 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, was not ripe for adjudication.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/09/2003
• Published 09/09/2003

Judges

• SCHALL, Circuit Judge., Before SCHALL, BRYSON, and LINN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen A. Saltzburg,George Washington University National Law Center, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiffs-appellants.   With him on the brief was Laurie Frost Wilson, Attorney at Law, of Lorton, Virginia.   Of counsel on the brief was Arthur J. Volkle, Jr., Legal Counsel, Maritrans Inc., of Tampa, Florida.


• For Appellees:
  
• Scott R. McIntosh, Attorney, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee.   With him on the brief were Douglas N. Letter, Appellate Staff;  and William Olivier and Lauren Moore, Attorneys, Commercial Litigation Branch.