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Punitives war has new battleground
The oil fields of Alabama have produced what promises to be the first major contest under the U.S. Supreme Court's new guidelines on punitive damages limits.Garb, plaintiffs-appellants v. Republic of Poland, defendants-appellees
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act Shields Poland From Postwar Mistreatment, Expropriation ClaimsExxon Spill Award Hits High Court
On Feb. 27, the Supreme Court could see the final chapter of the legal wrangling over the damage caused by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. Arguments will focus on a $2.5 billion verdict awarded against the oil company. Exxon describes that judgment as "larger than the total of all punitive damages awards affirmed by all federal appellate courts in our history." The plaintiffs call it "about three weeks of Exxon's current net profits."Companies Like GM That Once Disputed Warming Claims Are Now Believers
General Motors once belonged to an industry group that aggressively worked to discredit global warming claims. Now, GM is one of at least eight companies that have left to join a consortium of companies and environmental groups that is calling for mandatory reductions of greenhouse gas emissions. The president of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change says the corporate change of heart came with the realization that it was pointless to fight -- and in hopes of having a bigger say in the final laws.Classmates of Clarence Thomas Question Yale Slam
In his recent memoir, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that affirmative action at Yale Law School made it difficult for him to land a top job after graduation. Not true, say several of his African-American classmates.Daily Decision Alert: Vol. 13, No. 127 - June 29, 2005
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