Environmental
Mar. 18, 2000
Exxon Still Mired in $5B Verdict
SAN FRANCISCO - A "tasteless joke" told by a bailiff to a juror during deliberations was not enough to bring down the $5 billion punitive damage verdict against oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. in the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.
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