Punitive Damages Set For Exxon Valdez Suit

摘要

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in June ordered ExxonMobil to pay $507.5 million plus interest in punitive damages stemming from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill off the coast of Alaska, according to published reports. The interest is to run from the 1996 trial judgment.