No. 19-739October Term 2019Decided Apr 20, 2020
Julius Barbour, et al., Petitioners v. Halliburton Company, et al.
This is a case where the Supreme Court has agreed to review a lower court decision involving Halliburton Co., though the specific details of the dispute are not provided in the available context.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Apr 20, 2020
- What it's about
This is a case where the Supreme Court has agreed to review a lower court decision involving Halliburton Co., though the specific details of the dispute are not provided in the available context.
Question presented
Whether the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. § 1331 et seq., grants federal courts subject-matter jurisdiction over a state-law claim for purely economic loss resulting from an oil spill on the Outer Continental Shelf, where the claim is not otherwise cognizable in admiralty?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Decision released Apr 20, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided April 20, 2020
The Court released its decision on April 20, 2020 without hearing oral argument.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jul 25, 2026
- Method
- Methodology