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An earlier post discussed the Ninth Circuit's December 22 decision halving the plaintiffs' punitive damages award in the long-running Exxon Valdez oil spill litigation. The Ninth Circuit's $2.5 billion award was still far more than the $25 million Exxon claims is the maximum permissible award. Last week, Exxon filed its petition for rehearing en banc, which you can read here.
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The CL&P Blog has posted Exxon's petition for rehearing en banc in the In re Exxon Valdez punitive damages appeal. It's worth reading: press coverage has utterly ignored how lawless the district court's $5 billion award and Ninth Circuit's $2.5... [Read More]
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