Spencer talks with Drew Ackerman, a lifelong chronic insomniac whose storytelling podcast, "Sleep With Me," lulls listeners to slumberland; and with professors Sharon Bowman, Jennifer Martin and Tiffany Yip about the importance of sleep hygiene, and the effects of reduced sleep on chronic health impacts and productivity. But in its ruling Wednesday, the Supreme Court … Correspondent Seth Doane talks with the musician who has been called "Britain's Otis Redding" about how he struggled with self-confidence, and why his eponymous, Grammy-nominated album, "Kiwanuka," is an appreciation of what sets him apart. The American Kennel Club has released its latest list of the nation's most beloved breeds. British singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka has won fans around the world with a sound that defies easy description – a mix of blues, rock, funk, R&B, jazz and soul. Supreme Court Decision to Review Exxon Valdez Decision Disappointing . Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg also dissented, saying the court was engaging in "lawmaking" by concluding that punitive damages may not exceed what the company already paid to compensate victims for economic losses. The matter was a protracted legal battle for years but finally, in the first quarter of 2018, the Supreme Court of Nigeria delivered judgment in our favour. Wills had expected to use his $85,000 share of the $2.5 billion punitive damage settlement against Exxon to pay off some of his debts. Exxon Valdez . He adds that in addition to giving the oil giant a reprieve on the multi-billion dollar damage award, "it also creates precedent and a tough standard that other plaintiffs will have to overcome in future lawsuits of this magnitude.". Exxon further contends that the Alaska district courtjury's sole basis for awarding punitive damages against Exxon in this case was just such vicarious liability. The problem for the people, businesses and governments who waged the lengthy legal fight against Exxon is that the Supreme Court in recent years has become more receptive to limiting punitive damages awards. If you click “Agree and Continue” below, you acknowledge that your cookie choices in those tools will be respected and that you otherwise agree to the use of cookies on NPR’s sites. In all, eighteen blockbuster awards were in federal courts—19 percent of the total number of blockbuster awards, including the 1994 Exxon Valdez oil spill award in In re the Exxon Valdez—the case that gave rise to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker. The Supreme Court’s decision in Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker 128 S. Ct. 2605; 171 L.Ed 2d 570; (2008) was the latest in its series of decisions dating from the mid-1990s that have imposed limits on the size and scope of available punitive damages. ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The U.S. Supreme Court this month is expected to issue its decision on the Exxon Valdez oil spill lawsuit, a case Alaskans have been waiting on for nearly 14 years. The company bases the latter contention on the district court's jury instructions, which said a company was reckless, … The court ruled 5-3 that the damages were excessive under maritime law. The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed inclined to reduce the $2.5 billion award of punitive damages to victims of the Exxon Valdez disaster. In this April 1, 1989 file photo, a float plane waits to taxi from an oil-covered beach in Prince William Sound, an inlet off the Gulf of Alaska. Chip Reid shares her story. It’s so cheap, it’s like a permit to spill. The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to rule on the legality of the $2.5 billion punitive damages award against Exxon Mobil Corp. and its shipping subsidiary for the massive oil spill in Alaska’s Prince William Sound in 1989 — an incident that has sparked a 13-year courtroom battle over money damages. WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. Supreme Court, in a fractured ruling, said punitive damages are allowed in a lawsuit over the 1989 Valdez oil spill but that lower courts … The owner, petitioner Exxon Ship-ping Co. (now SeaRiver Maritime, Inc.), and its owner, petitioner Exxon Mobil Corp. (collectively, Exxon), have settled state and federal claims for environmental dam- [Thursday, June 26, 2008] Twenty years after Exxon Valdez slimed over one thousand miles of Alaskan beaches, the company has yet to pay the $5 billion in punitive damages awarded by the jury. The Supreme Court handed corporate America a major victory this week when it sharply reduced the amount of money Exxon Mobil has to pay in punitive damages for the 1989 Exxon Valdez … Overall, Exxon has paid $3.4 billion in fines, penalties, cleanup costs, claims and other expenses resulting from the worst oil spill in U.S. history. So, a doctor wrote her a prescription. In late June, the Supreme Court issued its complicated decision in the case, announcing a federal maritime law guideline for maximum punitive damages in circumstances similar to those present in the “Exxon Valdez” case. Correspondent Susan Spencer pulls back the covers on how pandemic stress is among the factors affecting people's already-tortured relationship with shuteye. And now they won’t have to. After nearly 20 years, Exxon Mobil Corp. will have to pay punitive damages for the massive Valdez oil spill in Alaska. Husband poisoned with eye drops, Biden gives prime-time address on pandemic anniversary, Biden signs $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law, Biden announces 100 million more Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses, Texas AG threatens to sue Austin officials over local mask mandates, Here's what the CDC says fully vaccinated people can do, Dr. Fauci answers COVID vaccine questions in CBSN special, California Privacy/Information We Collect. The court ruled that … The U.S. Supreme Court capped damages for the Exxon Valdez oil spill at a fraction of what an Alaskan jury awarded By David Biello on June 27, 2008 Share on Facebook This teaches students to: Justice Stephen Breyer made a similar point, opposing a rigid 1 to 1 ratio of punitive damages to victim compensation. That incident, which occurred March 24, 1989 on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, caused the leak of about 11 million gallons of crude oil. Correspondent Mo Rocca talks with Sweig, and also with one of Lady Bird's daughters, Lynda Bird Johnson Robb, and granddaughters, Lucinda Robb, about the woman who was the consummate political insider, an environmentalist, and an audio diarist who documented every moment of LBJ's presidency – recording history as she was helping make it. Lower federal courts in recent years have restricted the application of punitive damages under general maritime law following the 1990 US Supreme Court’s decision in Miles v. Nearly 33,000 Alaskans are in line to share in the award, about $15,000 a person. Since the COVID pandemic began, one in three Americans has had reduced quality sleep. See details. PETE YOST and RACHEL D'ORO, Associated Press. 2008: Supreme Court slashes Exxon Valdez oil spill damages The U.S. Supreme Court cuts the damages that Exxon is required to pay for the Exxon Valdez oil spill, from $2.5 billion to $507,000. 2001); In re Exxon Valdez, 236 F.Supp.2d 1043 (D.Alaska 2002); and the Encyclopedia of the Earth: ... in light of recent Supreme Court due process decisions, told the district court to reduce the amount.
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