Court Sets March Hearing Date on Reopening Settlement by U.S., Alaska for Exxon Valdez

摘要

A federal judge has set a hearing date for March 4 for an application to reopen the settlement by the U.S. government and the state of Alaska with ExxonMobil Corp. over the Exxon Valdez oil spill (United States v. Exxon Corp., D. Alaska, No. A91-0082-CV, scheduling order entered 1/24/11). Judge H. Russel Holland on Jan. 24 scheduled oral arguments by the parties and the pro se applicant, Prof. Richard Steiner, who is seeking an order to force the company to immediately pay an additional $92 million for natural resources.