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Court: Toppled rig s owners can t sue Coast Guard contractor
JANET McCONNAUGEY, Associated Press
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FILE - In this March 31, 2015, file aerial photo, the wake of a supply vessel heading towards a working platform crosses over an oil sheen drifting from the site of the former Taylor Energy oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana. A federal appeals court says the owner of Gulf of Mexico oil wells broken in 2004 cannot demand damages from a federal contractor who says his equipment has captured enough oil to fill scores of tank trucks. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday, July 1, 2021, upheld a district court ruling that Taylor Energy Co. LLC cannot sue Couvillion Group LLC for trespass.Gerald Herbert/AP
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