Slaven

Plaintiffs brought a class action under the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act (“TAPAA”), 43 U.S.C. § 1653 , general maritime and admiralty laws, and California law, Cal. Harb. & Nav.Code §§ 293 & 294, alleging damages resulting from an oil spill off of Huntington Beach, California. The American Trading Transportation Company, Inc. (“Attransco”), an owner and operator of the ruptured vessel, and a defendant in plaintiffs’ action, now appeals the district court’s judgment approving a $1,087,500 settlement that released another defendant in the class action from liability and preserved plaintiffs’ claims against Attransco. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we hold that Attransco waived its right to appeal.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On February 7, 1990, approximately one and one-half miles off the coast of Huntington Beach, California, the hull of the steamship American Trader was punctured by its own anchor while attempting to hook up to a mooring buoy. As a result of the rupture, the ship released more than 200,000 gallons of crude oil into the Pacific Ocean. Oil from the spill spread over a substantial area and washed ashore in Huntington…