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Originally Posted by TylerH860
Nope...
The oil spill was in 1989, and as far as I know the lawsuit is still in litigation. Meaning: In nearly 20 years, all the people that lost their livelihoods have yet to see a penny from Exxon. The big corporation can tie things up for eternity.
Type in Nissan.com and you'll see another example. http://nissan.com/Lawsuit/The_Story.php |
The case was just ruled on by the Supreme Court. They slashed the settlement to 1/5 of the original. Now it is at 500 million, that's worth about four days of Exxon's profits as of last quarter and gives an average of about $15,000 to each of the more than 32,000 plaintiffs — fishermen, cannery workers and Alaska natives.
Source here.
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