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26 Jun 2008, 8:35 am
Even though the ruling was based on maritime law, a unique branch of federal common law, the majority opinion by Justice David Souter was full of concern about unpredictable "outlier" verdicts against corporations. [read post]
25 Jun 2008, 11:41 pm
Exxon argued, though, that the general maritime law is different, and has been for over a century. [read post]
25 Jun 2008, 11:00 pm
The Court today cleared up the muddied waters of maritime law finding punitive damages are indeed available under maritime common-law. [read post]
25 Jun 2008, 9:14 pm
As a result, the Court split 4-4 and could not reach a decision about Exxon's argument that, under maritime law, punitive damages cannot be imposed on a ship owner based on the acts of a ship captain. [read post]
25 Jun 2008, 8:56 pm
The reasoning behind the Supreme Court's adoption of the 1:1 limit is not based on any peculiarities of maritime law. [read post]
25 Jun 2008, 7:25 pm
Baker is limited -- it's a maritime law case -- the analysis in part IV of the majority decision, which discusses punitive damages, is quite interesting. [read post]
25 Jun 2008, 5:51 pm
That comes in a part of the opinion where the Court was examining punitive damages in a much wider context than merely maritime law, or federal common law. [read post]
25 Jun 2008, 4:47 pm
Accordingly, given the need to protect against the possibility (and the disruptive cost to the legal system) of awards that are unpredictable and unnecessary, either for deterrence or for measured retribution, we consider that a 1:1 ratio, which is above the median award, is a fair upper limit in such maritime cases.I summered at the firm that brought this case, and I remember wondering, as did others, if the firm would disband and everyone retire to the south of France if the contingency… [read post]
25 Jun 2008, 4:39 pm
” And equally obviously, the Court establishes a bright line 1:1 ratio of punitive to compensatory damages in maritime cases, at least in the absence of aggravating factors. [read post]
25 Jun 2008, 4:22 pm
Applying maritime common law, the Supreme Court today slashed a punitive damages award against Exxon Mobil to $507.5 million in the Exxon Valdez case. [read post]
25 Jun 2008, 3:31 pm
Here's an excerpt: The Supreme Court has reduced a $2.5 billion punitive damages award against energy giant Exxon for its role in an infamous 1989 maritime oil spill. [read post]
25 Jun 2008, 3:30 pm
But this time, as indicated, the Court decides excessiveness under federal maritime, rather than constitutional, analysis. [read post]
25 Jun 2008, 3:01 pm
The Court divided equally on whether maritime law permits punitives for the acts of agents (Alito not participating). [read post]
25 Jun 2008, 2:38 pm
In addition, the Court, in the Exxon Valdez case, limited punitive damages under maritime law. [read post]
25 Jun 2008, 2:13 pm
The latest issue of Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly (Vol. 2008, pt. 2, May 2008) is out. [read post]
25 Jun 2008, 2:13 pm
The latest issue of Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly (Vol. 2008, pt. 2, May 2008) is out. [read post]
25 Jun 2008, 2:11 pm
Baker- The Court struck down punitive damages imposed on Exxon to victims of the Exxon-Valdez crash on the grounds that punative damages should not exceed compensatory damages per accepted Maritime common law. [read post]
25 Jun 2008, 10:33 am
The justices were equally divided on whether maritime law permits punitives at all for the acts of agent. [read post]
25 Jun 2008, 10:28 am
The Court deemed the punitives excessive based on maritime common law, holding the punitives should be equal to the compensatories. [read post]
23 Jun 2008, 3:29 pm
Backing up to February, there are two remaining cases (both argued, like the guns case, by Walter Dellinger): Morgan-Stanley (an energy regulation case) and Exxon (the maritime punitive damages case). [read post]
