Legal Opinion
Eyak Native Village v. Exxon Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 27, 1994No. 93-35274PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge HUG.
HUG, Circuit Judge:
This case requires us to determine whether the district court’s denial of motions to remand cases removed from an Alaska state court was error. This interlocutory appeal concerns the removal of over 160 separate cases brought in the Superior Court of the State of Alaska. Plaintiffs sued Exxon and Alyeska under Alaska law for the injuries caused by the Exxon Valdez oil spill. 1 The cases proceeded in state court for several years before defendants Exxon and Alyeska removed the eases to district court on the basis that federal questions had arisen…
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3Cited by79 opinions
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- In Re the Exxon Valdez. Gilbert G. Allen, Jr. Steven H. Alley Merlin M. Anahonak Mickey Anahonak Ronald G. Cameron Bart Evich Allen D. Hughes Keith Gain Henry Gain Barrett J. Gribble Shirley K. Gribble Ralph W. Hatch Natlie Kvasnikoff Wally Kvasnikoff Thomas B. Tressler v. Exxon Corporation, a New Jersey Corporation Exxon Shipping Co., a Delaware Corporation, in Re the Exxon Valdez. Rosemarie C. Abad David Akin Jovito G. Balce Al Curry v. Exxon Corp., a New Jersey Corp. Exxon Shipping Co., a Delaware Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- In Re: The Exxon Valdez, Grant Baker, as Representatives of the Mandatory Punitive Damages Class v. Joseph Hazelwood, and Exxon Corporation Exxon Shipping Company, in Re: The Exxon Valdez, Grant Baker, as Representatives of the Mandatory Punitive Damages Class v. Exxon Corporation Exxon Shipping Company, and Joseph Hazelwood, Daniel R. Calhoun Bradford J. Chisholm David P. Clarke Thomas S. McAllister Phillip G. McCrudden Michael J. McClenaghan Guy Piercey Hugh Wisner Grant C. Baker Larry L. Dooley Kim J. Ewers John W. Herschleb Kent Herschleb David B. Horne Michael J. Owecke Gerald E. Thorne George A. Gordaoff Old Harbor Native Corporation Timberline, Inc. Barbara Brown John Foges Jamie L. Halladay Charles McMahon Jennifer Briggs Terri Mast Mark T. Coles Fred Galicano Mike Hollerbeke Kathy Bryan Vincent Libed Art Huddleston Opinion Robert Love Roxane Villaueva Marcelo Rombaoa Scott Hulbert Brian Gillis Frank Michael Carlson Elenor McMullen Native Village of Larsen Bay Native Village of Chenega Bay v. Exxon Corporation Exxon Shipping Company Joseph HazelwoodCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
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