In 1989, Exxon accidentally spilled 11 million gallons of oil into Alaska's Prince William Sound; the Supreme Court later cut its $2.5 billion fine to $500 million
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The U.S. Supreme Court reduced Exxon’s $2.5 billion punitive damages penalty to $500 million in June 2008, nearly 20 years after the company’s oil …
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