Last week, U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) and Congressman Charlie Melancon (D-LA) introduced H.R. 5503, the &ldqu
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Gulf Oil Spill Litigation
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More than 100 federal and state court actions have been filed against BP PLC, Transocean Ltd., and other companies in connection with the Deepwater Ho…
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Supreme Court Reduces Punitive Damages Award in Exxon Valdez Case
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The U.S. Supreme Court has issued an opinion reducing the amount of the award of punitive damages against Exxon Mobil Corp. related to the 1989 Exxon …
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