For nearly a decade, scientists have puzzled over the persistence of oil from the Exxon Valdez spill. A pair of researchers on Sunday published results from the first study to attempt an explanation.
Attorneys prepare to make Exxon Valdez interest payments
Since December, lawyers for plaintiffs in the epic Exxon Valdez oil spill case have been working to distribute $383 million in punitive damages to victims. Now they're preparing to distribute an even bigger sum.
Exxon agrees to pay interest on oil spill penalty
Exxon Mobil Corp. said Monday it won't appeal nearly $500 million in interest that a court recently ordered it to pay to Alaska fishermen, business owners and others harmed by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Court rules Exxon owes a billion in damages, interest
Exxon Mobil Corp. was ordered Monday to pay roughly $1 billion to Alaska Natives, fishermen, business owners and others harmed by the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill in Prince William Sound.
On 20th anniversary of oil spill, trouble lingers
Outwardly, Prince William Sound's stunning beauty has been restored, its network of islands, fjords and glaciers offering breathtaking views. But residents in Cordova and other communities say the area is still far from recovered from the March 24, 1989, Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Exxon Valdez: Can it happen again?
It was 20 years ago Tuesday, just after midnight in the calm waters of Prince William Sound, an oil tanker plowed over charted rocks known as Bligh Reef.
Guarding against another Exxon Valdez
Guarding against another Exxon Valdez
Congress and regulators ordered major reforms after the Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef in 1989, spilling nearly 11 million gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound.
Alaska Zoo event marks 20th year since Exxon Valdez spill
Three organizations are planning a Saturday event at the Alaska Zoo looking back at the Exxon Valdez oil spill, which happened 20 years ago this coming Tuesday.
Oill spill knowledge pays off years later
Advances since the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill have helped prevent additional mishaps as well as put in place the tools for a quick response to future oil spills, environmental regulators said Friday during a program to mark the 20th anniversary of the environmental disaster.
Hazelwood offers 'heartfelt apology' for oil spill
Joe Hazelwood, captain of the doomed tanker Exxon Valdez, is offering "a very heartfelt apology" to Alaskans for the 1989 oil spill in Prince William Sound.
Second payment OK'd in Exxon Valdez case
A federal judge has approved a second round of punitive damages payments to commercial fishermen and Native subsistence plaintiffs in the Exxon Valdez oil spill case.
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Judge OKs $62 million in new oil spill payments
A federal judge has ordered another round of punitive damage payments to commercial fishermen and other claimants in the Exxon Valdez oil spill settlement.
Debate persists about long-term effects of Exxon Valdez oil spill
An already fragile population of killer whales that hunts Prince William Sound never recovered from the Exxon Valdez oil spill and is doomed to die off, biologists said this week.
Exxon Valdez spill payments reach claimants
The millions of dollars Exxon Mobil Corp. has surrendered as punishment for the Prince William Sound oil spill has started hitting the streets, nearly 20 years after the disaster.
Judge orders Exxon oil spill payouts
Thousands of Alaska fishermen and other plaintiffs should receive their portions of punitive damages in the Exxon Valdez oil spill lawsuit before the end of November, a federal judge said Monday.
A federal judge Wednesday issued a ruling that could clear the way for a multimillion-dollar payout of punitive damages to thousands of commercial fishermen and others who claimed harm from the Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989.
As checks near, fishermen resigned to disappointment
After a nearly 20-year wait, thousands of commercial fishermen and other plaintiffs are on the brink of collecting punitive damages for the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Squabble threatens Exxon oil spill payouts
It took better than 19 years for Alaska commercial fishermen and other plaintiffs to win sizable punitive damages from Exxon Mobil Corp. for the disastrous 1989 oil spill in Prince William Sound. The money still could be months away from distribution.
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Protest delays Exxon Valdez checks
Damage awards stemming from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill were scheduled to be in the mail next week, but the payments could be stalled for a month or more. The settlement was slashed in June by the U.S. Supreme Court from $2.5 billion to no more than $507.5 million.
Exxon Valdez litigants get tax break
Exxon Valdez litigants will get a tax break out of the financial rescue package passed by the House of Representatives on Friday and quickly signed into law by President Bush.
Exxon plaintiffs could get tax breaks
The U.S. Senate is closer to passing tax breaks that will allow plaintiffs in the Exxon Valdez case to average out their awards over three years rather than taking a one-time hit from the IRS.
Exxon settlement could be distributed in October
Lawyers in the epic Exxon Valdez court case have negotiated the payout of most of the $507.5 million the Supreme Court awarded in June, the lead attorney for the plaintiffs confirmed Tuesday.
Justices decline to decide on Exxon interest payment
Once again, plaintiffs who have been waiting for a payout in the Exxon Valdez lawsuit will have to continue their wait.
Anti-Exxon shirts gain following
A store in Kasilof has started hawking T-shirts in response to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling favoring Exxon Mobil Corp. in the Valdez oil spill case.
Senate group examines court's Exxon Valdez award
It's getting more difficult for ordinary people to use lawsuits to hold big corporations accountable for gross misconduct, one of the plaintiffs in the Exxon Valdez lawsuit told the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Resolution of Exxon interest payment issue may be soon
The U.S. Supreme Court could decide by the end of the month whether Exxon Mobil Corp. owes $488 million in disputed interest to fishermen and other plaintiffs for the 1989 oil spill.
Exxon maintains it doesn't owe interest
Exxon Mobil Corp. is fighting to avoid paying interest on the $507.5 million judgment the U.S. Supreme Court ordered it to pay for the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Exxon plaintiffs pursue interest
People owed money from the Exxon Valdez lawsuit have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to make it clear that they should receive interest payments on punitive damages.
Exxon isn't cutting any checks yet
Is this really the end of the Exxon Valdez lawsuit? Plaintiff lawyers say yes. Exxon Mobil, however, is not saying.
Exxon plaintiffs pursue interest
Archived photos: Exxon Valdez spill
Exxon Valdez: 'This is it; it's done'
In a victory for corporations seeking to limit big-dollar lawsuits, the U.S. Supreme Court cut the $2.5 billion in punitive damages awarded in the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Decision torments Cordova fishermen
Decision torments Cordova fishermen
Residents of Cordova, so hopeful for a blockbuster payday from the Exxon Valdez oil spill, faced a gray and rainy day Wednesday with a stark sense of loss.
Reactions from Alaska plaintiffs to the Supreme Court's Exxon decision Wednesday ranged from disappointment to cynical outrage -- mixed, for some, with a tinge of relief that a two-decade ordeal had come to an end.
What some folks had to say about the decision Wednesday
Excerpts from the Exxon Valdez ruling
Excerpts from the summary of the U.S. Supreme opinion in Exxon v. Baker. The citations have been deleted.
Exxon Valdez: 'This is it; it's done'
In a victory for corporations seeking to limit big-dollar lawsuits, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday sharply reduced the $2.5 billion in punitive damages awarded in the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Even Exxon gets chunk of money
While disappointment left coastal Alaska in a stormy mood Wednesday, the smaller Exxon punitive damages amount set by the court -- about $1 billion, including 5.9 percent interest -- promises to inject real money into the state's fishing communities.
Plaintiffs react to Exxon decision
Reactions from Alaska plaintiffs to the Supreme Court's Exxon decision Wednesday ranged from disappointment to cynical outrage -- mixed for some, with a tinge of relief that a two-decade ordeal may finally have come to an end.
Timeline of events from the spill to the decision.
32,000 plaintiffs are hoping for Exxon decision Monday
Fishermen are anticipating a decision Monday that they've been waiting more than 10 years for: How much, if any, punitive damages will they get from the 11 million gallons of crude oil dumped into Prince William Sound by the Exxon Valdez.
Murkowski pushes bill to aid Exxon plaintiffs
As Alaskans await the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Exxon Valdez case, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is working on easing their tax burden, should they land a windfall in punitive damages.
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Wait continues for high court's Exxon Valdez ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court issued several decisions this morning but not the one Alaskans are waiting on: the Exxon Valdez case.
Exxon Valdez decision expected in the next four weeks
Any Monday in the next four weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue its decision on the Exxon Valdez oil spill lawsuit, a case Alaskans have been waiting on for nearly 14 years.
Eagle survivor of Valdez spill succumbs to tumor on heart
The bald eagle known as One Wing, the Exxon Valdez oil spill survivor that became a mascot and symbol of hope for the Bird Treatment and Learning Center, has died.
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared sympathetic Wednesday to Exxon Mobil Corp.'s efforts to reduce a $2.5 billion punitive damages award for the company's role in one of the nation's most catastrophic oil spills.
Oil spill plaintiffs watch, wait and worry
Archived photos: Exxon Valdez spill
Case may turn on 1818 court ruling (10/30/07)
Exxon makes final pitch to avoid spill penalty
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court appeared sympathetic Wednesday to Exxon Mobil Corp.'s efforts to reduce a $2.5 billion punitive damages award for the company's role in one of the nation's most catastrophic oil spills.
Fishermen fret as court talks of shaving award
Exxon Valdez: Long voyage to justice
WASHINGTON -- For the Alaskans who came to hear the Supreme Court consider the final arguments in the Exxon Valdez case, Mike Webber might have put the 18-year legal fight best.
Archived photos: Exxon Valdez spill
Exxon Valdez: Long voyage to justice
WASHINGTON -- Nearly 19 years after an Exxon oil tanker rammed an underwater reef in Prince William Sound, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the final lawsuit lingering from the environmental disaster.
Case may turn on 1818 court ruling (10/30/07)
On Nov. 4, 1814, the Haitian schooner Amiable Nancy, bound for Antigua with a cargo of corn, was boarded by sailors from the American privateer Scourge and plundered of its papers, money, apparel and poultry.
Exxon fine for oil spill is slashed on appeal (12/23/06)
A federal appeals court has again slashed the punitive damages awarded to thousands of Alaskans who suffered the Exxon Valdez oil spill's effects, dropping Exxon Mobil Corp.'s penalty to $2.5 billion from a previous order of $4.5 billion.
Commemorating the natural disaster that still impacts Alaska to this day.
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