Union Oil Co. v. Oppen

501 F.2d 558 (1974)

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Nature of the Case

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Facts

Oppen (P) were commercial fishermen. They sued Union Oil Co. (D) for negligence for economic losses suffered when the oil pollution caused by D killed the fish upon which their commercial livelihood depended. The district court denied D a partial summary judgment. The court also refused to strike from P's cause of action the demand for compensation for 'ecological damage,' which included their lost commercial profits.