Legal Opinion
The Exxon Valdez v. Exxon Mobil Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 15, 2009No. 04-35182, 04-35183PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge SCHROEDER; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge KLEINFELD.
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:
This epic punitive damage litigation arising from the 1989 wreck of the Exxon Valdez is before us once again. This time it is after the United States Supreme Court remanded the case to us to decide issues related to interest and appellate costs. Order in Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker, No. 07-219 (S.Ct. filed June 25, 2008).. The remand followed the Court’s 5-3 decision that, under maritime law, the maximum ratio of punitive damages to compensatory damages is 1-1. Exxon Shipping Co. v.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- 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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