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The Damages Done
Exxon will try to convince Supreme Court it's paid enough for oil spill |
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26 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 9:58 AM on 26 Feb 2008 On Wednesday, Exxon Mobil Corp. will try to convince the U.S. Supreme Court that it should not have to pay $2.5 billion in punitive damages to Alaskan folk affected by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. Exxon, which earlier this month posted an annual profit of $40.6 billion, will argue that the $3.4 billion or so that it's paid in cleanup costs and other fines should totally ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, Big Oil, energy, news, oil, water pollution (all these topics) |
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