http://www.newscloud.com/section/valdez Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:46:59 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 en-us http://www.newscloud.com/read/Court_slashes_judgment_in_Exxon_Valdez_disaster_from_25B_to_5B In dissent, Justice John Paul Stevens supported the $2.5 billion figure for punitive damages, saying Congress has chosen not to impose restrictions in such circumstances. 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.

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