
The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
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The One to One Punitive Damages
The Supreme Court in the decision is like we don't think this should be a precedent. This should only apply to maritime cases. But a lot of legal scholars since this have pointed out that circuit courts and lower court judges are using this as a precedent. So what this case really represents is just the carpet being pulled out from under any mechanism to hold companies to account.
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