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Government

Aug. 9, 2000

Court Says Metrolink Owes $4 Million for Oil Spill

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appellate court Monday upheld a $4.65 million damage verdict against Southern California's Metrolink for the 1995 puncture of a crude oil pipeline near Norwalk that spewed 45,000 gallons of oil, allowing a small amount to contaminate a local river.

By Pamela A. MacLean
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appellate court Monday upheld a $4.65 million damage verdict against Southern California's Metrolink for the 1995 puncture of a crude oil pipeline near Norwalk that spewed 45,000 gallons of oil, allowing a small amount to contaminate a local ri...

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