Study: Gulf Spill Social Effects To Linger

04/20/11 The BP oil spill caused social disruption and psychological stress among gulf residents similar to the aftermath of the Exxon Valdez spill, a study indicates.

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Hundreds of Gulf oil spill victims represented by Exxon Valdez litigator

06/05/11 Two decades ago, Gerry Nolting represented 2,200 fishermen harmed by the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska and took the role of lead prosecutor in the class-action lawsuit, in which 32,000 claimants initially were awarded $5.3 billion. Then he watched as Exxon fought the judgment all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which cut damages to about $1 billion in 2008. Full distribution of the damages ...

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Valdez spill review would have helped Gulf

06/03/11 History teaches us that mistakes and bad behaviors left unexamined tend to repeat themselves. Such is the case when, years ago, Alaska government officials opposed calls for an independent review of the historic $1 billion Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS) science and restoration program. As a result, the same mistakes made with EVOS in Alaska are being made today with the much larger Deepwater ...

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