Legal Opinion
In Re the Exxon Valdez, Sea Hawk Seafoods, Inc. v. Exxon Corporation and Exxon Shipping Company, and United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 16, 2007No. 05-35468PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRABER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Sea Hawk Seafoods, Inc., operates a seafood processing business on Prince William Sound in Valdez, Alaska. Plaintiff sued Defendants, Exxon/Mobil Corp. and Exxon Shipping Co., under Alaska state law for business losses resulting from the Exxon Valdez oil spill. The district court dismissed Plaintiffs claims as preempted by federal admiralty law. We reversed the dismissal of Plaintiffs state law claims. Baker v. Hazelwood (In re Exxon Valdez), 270 F.3d 1215, 1253 (9th Cir.2001). On remand, the parties settled all remaining issues except for one: a prejudgment…
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