Shell Gulf of Mexico v. Center for Biological Diversity, et al.

<> Shell Gulf of Mexico v. Center for Biological Diversity, et al. - 11/12/14. In the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, Case No. 13-35835. The panel reversed the district court's order denying environmental groups' motion to dismiss, due to lack of a case or controversy under Article III of the U.S. Constitution, a Declaratory Judgment Act lawsuit filed by Shell Gulf of Mexico, Inc., seeking a declaration that the federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement's approval of two oil spill response plans, required by the Oil Pollution Act, for Alaska's Beaufort and Chukchi Seas did not violate the Administrative Procedure Act. Federal Court Tosses Shell Oil Company's Preemptive Suit Against Environmental Groups - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected today a Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc. and Shell Offshore Inc. lawsuit that attempted to prevent environmental groups from challenging. . .