Legal Opinion
Alabama Department of Conservation & Natural Resources v. Exxon Mobil Corp.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 12, 2008No. 1070716PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOLIN, Justice.
This case has been before this Court on two prior occasions. See Exxon Corp. v. Department of Conservation & Natural Res., 859 So.2d 1096 (Ala.2002), and Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Alabama Dep’t of Conservation & Natural Res., 986 So.2d 1093 (Ala.2007), for a detailed statement of the history and factual background of the case.
In 1981 and again in 1984 Exxon Mobil Corporation, formerly known as Exxon Corporation (“Exxon”), leased sites in the Mobile Bay natural-gas fields from the State of Alabama. In addition to paying $578.3 million in nonrefundable bonuses to the State for the…
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