Justices Assess Financial Damages in Exxon Valdez Case

The Supreme Court yesterday pondered one of those questions that seem designed for brilliant legal minds: How much money would be an adequate punishment for a company responsible for one of the nation's most horrific environmental disasters, the Exxon Valdez oil spill off the coast of Alaska?
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Robert Barnes

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