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20 Nov 9:10 am
We were as surprised as anyone when Sarah Palin actually denounced the really bad 2008 U.S. Supreme Court decision that slashed the Exxon Valdez oil spill verdict, saying 30,000 victims could only get one-tenth of the jury's award. She said it was a "huge disappointment," that she didn't think
was "right" or "fair." Sure, Palin's a civil justice hypocrite, but hey, we're not proud. We'll take it. Ah, but like so many who were once sucked in by the charms of Sarah Palin, guess
we spoke too soon. ...
26 Jun, 2008 2:03 pm
... it for recklessly putting a known alcoholic in charge of the supertanker in Alaska." The newspaper also contains an article headlined "Valdez ruling pains many in Cordova, Alaska; The reduction in punitive damages means fewer people in the fishing ... ; Decision Could Shape How Punitive
Awards Are Calculated." The Anchorage Daily News contains articles headlined "Exxon Valdez: 'This is it; it's done'"; "Plaintiffs react to
Exxon decision"; "Decision torments Cordova fishermen"; "Alaskans less than ...
31 Mar 1:06 pm
... Polar Tankers, Inc., whose principal place of business is in California, operates tankers that transport crude oil from a terminal in Valdez to refineries in California, Hawaii, and Washington. Polar Tankers filed a suit in Alaska state court in which it ... strikes, or out of service for
repairs, the City inflated the proportion of a ship's value that is subject to taxation in Valdez. The brief includes several examples of
vessels that spend a relatively small portion of the year in Valdez, but are ...
12 Feb, 2008 9:40 pm
... 's transformation and Seinfeld's celebrated run are a part of history, but the Valdez dispute remains, as the Roberts-led Supreme Court is
preparing to decide how much, if any, ... analysis under due process. We previously blogged about the potential impact of the Exxon Valdez
opinion here. And see here for a post about professor Erwin Chemerinsky's ... has a similar story today [subs. req'd] regarding the imminent Exxon Valdez argument. Reporter Tony Mauro notes that Justice Alito has recused himself ...
3 Oct, 2008 10:55 pm
... some "tax sweeteners." Some might call it "pork." Among them is a provision that gives the class of commercial fisherman in the Exxon Valdez case a variety of tax breaks on their $500 million punitive damages award. The provision (section 504 of ... -Alaska. But the Anchorage Daily News
reports that Young actually voted against the bailout bill, even with the earmark for the Exxon Valdez plaintiffs. Senator Lisa Murkowski,
R-Alaska, who had previously sponsored a separate bill to provide a tax cut ...
22 Jun 6:30 am
... trading in, or lying in a port." Breyer then went on to address whether or not the specific tax implemented by Valdez violated the Tonnage
Clause. He focused on the fact that the tax, in practice, applies only to only one type of property- ... evenhanded property tax" to be applied to vessels. Justice Stevens, joined by
Justice Souter, dissented. Stevens concluded that the Valdez tax is constitutional because the Tonnage Clause allows a State to impose a
property tax on ships, regardless of whether ...
25 Jun 10:37 am
... Monday that the plaintiffs, mostly seafood and fishing companies and the defendant, Exxon Valdez should have to pay their own legal
expenses incurred for the appeals stemming ... oil spill. However, the panel ruled 2-1 that Exxon Valdez should have to pay the interest on the
putative damage award of $507.5 million. Roughly 33 ... formula comes to about $500 million in interest. In addition the putative damage award, Exxon Valdez estimated the cleanup cost for the oil spill to have cost the company $3.4 ...
1 Feb, 2008 1:42 pm
... limitations on punitive damages awards. He also notes, however, that those prior dissents may have little relevance in Exxon Valdez because
the Court declined to review the due process issue presented by Exxon's cert. petition. We previously blogged about the possible impact of the Exxon Valdez opinion here. And we blogged about the surprising disparity between the number of plaintiffs' amicus briefs versus the number of defense amicus briefs
here.
26 Feb, 2008 5:40 pm
"High court to hear Exxon Valdez damages case; At issue: Should the company pay $2.5 billion in punitive damages for the 1989 oil spill?"
Warren Richey will ... Monitor. Today's edition of The Anchorage Daily News contains articles headlined "Exxon Valdez: Long voyage to justice;
On Wednesday, Supreme Court takes up oil giant's ... extensive earlier coverage of the oil spill disaster via this link. And The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports today that "Supreme
Court to hear Exxon Valdez case Wednesday."
27 Feb, 2008 8:15 pm
... New York Times. Thursday in The Washington Post, Robert Barnes will have an article headlined "Justices Assess Financial Damages in Exxon Valdez Case; Supreme Court May Reduce Billions Awarded Over Environmental Debacle in Prince William Sound." law.com's Tony Mauro reports that "Supreme Court
Could Limit Damages in Exxon Valdez Case; Packed courtroom hears historic 90 minutes of arguments." And this evening's broadcast of the PBS
program "The NewsHour ...
25 Jun, 2008 9:05 pm
... Supreme Court cut the punitive damage award against Exxon arising out of the Exxon Valdez oil spill from $2.5 billion to approxinmately
$500 million, and provided further ... $500 million. For more information on the case, click the links: "Supreme Court overturns Exxon Valdez
ruling" - AP via msnbc.com "High court reduces Exxon oil spill damages" ... oil spill ruling overturned" - Reuters "Justices Cut Damages Award in Exxon Valdez Spill" - NY Times "Exxon Oil-Spill Damages Slashed by Supreme Court" - ...
26 Jun, 2008 6:42 pm
... tried a lawsuit themselves, and none of whom has any real idea what the Valdez spill did to thousands of Alaskan families and citizens,
have once again ... wanted, and avoid any sort of responsibility or threat of punitive damages. The Exxon Valdez case seems to take away that
defense. Which is very helpful for injured workers ... helpful to big business and insurance companies. What do you think about the Exxon Valdez case? Did the Court get it right? Or should the Court defer to the jurors who actually ...
30 Jun, 2008 11:53 am
... 5 Billion Punitive Damage Award in Class Action Against Exxon Arising out of Valdez Oil Spill Excessive because Considerations of
Predictability Warranted 1:1 Ratio Cap ... Lawsuit Almost 20 years ago, in March 1989, Exxon's supertanker, the Valdez, ran aground off the
coast of Alaska and spilled millions of gallons of crude ... reduced to $500 million. We do not here recount the factual history of the Valdez
oil spill, or the evidence presented concerning Exxon's culpability in allowing its employee, ...
27 Jul, 2008 3:27 pm
... . That conclusion was strongly supported in the US Supreme Court's recent decision in the Exxon Valdez punitive damages case, Exxon
Shipping Co. v. Baker, 554 U. S. ... the logical/legal standards for treatment of punitive damages in other cases in the future. In the Exxon Valdez case, the jury had initially awarded $5 billion in punitive damages, which the ... the total relevant compensatory damages at $507.5 million. See In re
Exxon Valdez, 236 F. Supp. 2d 1043, 1063 (D. Alaska 2002). A punitive-to- ...
26 Jun, 2008 6:57 pm
... tried a lawsuit themselves, and none of whom has any real idea what the Valdez spill did to thousands of Alaskan families and citizens,
have once again ... wanted, and avoid any sort of responsibility or threat of punitive damages. The Exxon Valdez case seems to take away that
defense. Which is very helpful for injured workers ... helpful to big business and insurance companies. What do you think about the Exxon Valdez case? Did the Court get it right? Or should the Court defer to the jurors who actually ...
26 Jan 9:46 am
... en Colombia?". Viñeta 2: "Así que cuando dicen que hay un pedacito de Juan Valdez en cada tarro de café, quizá no están de broma." . Viñeta
3: "¿Por ... , que ha anunciado una demanda millonaria contra el dibujante por vincular a Juan Valdez, el icono de café colombiano en el mundo,
con el crimen organizado que asola Colombia ... de la historieta dejarán de adquirir café colombiano por miedo a encontrarse una oreja de Valdez flotando en la taza, o lo que realmente pretende es ganar notoriedad a través ...
22 Dec, 2006 10:35 am
Ninth Circuit orders reduction in Exxon Valdez punitive damages from $4.5 billion to $2.5 billion: Now both sides can claim victory, as it's
not every day that a defense lawyer can save his client $2 billion, ... the entire $4.5 billion punitive damages award at issue in today's decision. Update: In early news coverage,
David Kravets of The Associated Press reports that "Court Cuts Valdez Judgment Against Exxon." And Bloomberg News reports that "Exxon
Valdez Oil Spill Damages Reduced by Almost Half."
29 Oct, 2007 8:05 am
"Supreme Court to Hear Exxon Valdez Case": Mark Sherman of The Associated Press provides this report. And at "SCOTUSblog," Lyle Denniston has a
post titled "Court to rule on Exxon Valdez verdict." That blog has posted online the petition for writ of certiorari, the brief in opposition,
and the petitioner's reply brief. You can access amicus briefs filed at the cert. stage via this link (scroll down to seventh case). My earlier coverage of the Ninth Circuit's ruling in
this case can be accessed ...
29 Oct, 2007 8:14 am
... alcoholic who'd relapsed into dipsomania captain an enormous oil tanker, the Exxon Valdez. Exxon's entrustment of the vessel to Captain
Joseph Hazelwood resulted in its 1989 grounding ... award to $2.5 billion, but did that satisfy Exxon? Nosir. The Exxon Valdez after running
aground on Bligh Reef. Blawgletter read an op-ed thingy ... could even think of awarding punies. We note that reaching out for the Exxon Valdez
case continues a pro-business trend by the Court. It also suggests distrust, or worse ...
27 Feb, 2008 10:58 am
"Supreme Court split on Exxon damages; A tie vote is possible as justices debate whether to uphold the $2.5 billion verdict on the 1989 Valdez
oil spill": David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times provides this news update. Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that "Exxon Valdez Award
Questioned at U.S. Supreme Court." And James Vicini and Chris Baltimore of Reuters report that "Supreme court hears Exxon Mobil Valdez appeal."
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