We'll hear argument this morning in case 07 219 Exxon shipping company versus Baker at all.

Hey everyone, this is Leon Nephawk from Viasco and Slowburn.

On today's episode of 5-4, Peter, Rianne and Michael are discussing Exxon shipping V Baker,

a case in which Alaska's residents and businesses sued for damages after the Exxon bailed these oil spill.

It was the worst environmental disaster in the United States history, killing more wildlife than any other previous catastrophe.

On top of that, some 60,000 Alaskans, most involved in fishing, say the oil spill hurt their lives and livelihood.

The court cut the amount of punitive damages owed by Exxon to one tenth of what was originally awarded by the jury,

and effectively capped damages in similar cases.

This is 5-4, a podcast about how much the Supreme Court sucks.

Welcome to 5-4, where we dissect and analyze the cases that have swarmed American life like Locus over a grassy plane.

I am Peter, Twitter's the law boy, I'm here with Michael.

Hey everybody.

And Rianne. Hello.

And today we are discussing Exxon shipping V Baker, a case about the famous Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989.

The Exxon Valdez spill happens in Alaska's Prince William Sound in 1989, and was at the time the worst oil spill in American history.

And I think generally speaking, spills from oil tankers were like a huge environmental concern until about 2010, when British petroleum figured out a way to cut out the middleman and pump oil directly from the Earth's crust into our oceans.

No.

That's what innovation looks like.

So this is a case about damages.

Exxon was sued for the spill by Alaskan residents and others who depend on the area for their livelihoods, not Prince William himself, despite the sound being named after him.

I don't know why I abstained.

Exxon loses a trial, and they are ordered to pay $5 billion in punitive damages.

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