Imagine those property owners not realizing the FREE benefit of actually owning land that will now glow in the dark. After all it was radioactive contamination.
Actually, they got it for a steal considering the original judgement was for $56M + $1B in punatives. By my calculations, that comes out to $32M per acre. $3.39/acre is chump change when compared to that!
I desperately want to see the court uphold the $2.5B verdict for punitive damages for Exxon in the Valdez case. The criminal conduct was not only in the operation of the ship by Hazeltine while under the influence of alcohol…it continued via the charitable organizations that were there to clean the birds after the spill. Some of them were nothing more than “fronts” of illegal aliens who were hired by Exxon to do the work. It was a lot cheaper to hire illegal aliens and fake a charity than it was to pay Longshoreman wages. That company made a fortune off the pipeline. The citizens of Alaska deserved more respect than they were accorded by the corporation.
If Exxon Mobil gets jammed with a mult billion dollar penalty, just who the heck do you think will pay the fine? YOU! Exxon Mobil is a for profit business and expenses will wind up increasing prices so we can pay even more for gasoline.
As for hiring longshoremen or workers at lonshoreman wages to clean up the landscape would be incredibly stupid. My experince with longshoremen is that they are overpaid and as inefficient as, well as union workers.
Punish the ship’s captain. I seriously doubt Exxon Mobil directed him to get drunk while driving the ship
I won’t be contributing to the fine they pay…I will never buy so much as a cup of gasoline from Exxon Mobile. As far as LongShoreman rates being required…that is part of the Alyeska Pipeline contract/agreement. If they want the benefit of the oil that comes through that Pipeline they have to abide by the contract.
And while Exxon did not “order the Captain to get drunk” they were well aware of prior offenses by Joseph Hazelwood and should have stripped him of his position prior to that event.
My greatest anger at Exxon is reserved for the fact they operated a single-hulled vessel in Prince William Sound. The 3 countries that border the Caspian Sea have NEVER permitted a single-hulled oil tanker to enter it because of the potential for an environmental catastrophe. Sorry…but my opinion of Exxon remains because this is just part of the information I have against them.
So if you won’t buy Exxon Mobil gas I don’t think it will upset them very much. I will continue to buy their products. Heck, maybe I’ll buy a Ford Excursion so I can buy lots of their gasoline. Anyone who finds a way to not hire union labor is OK by me.
Let me add that I am very much an envirionmentalist and I deplore oil spills and spewing toxins into the air via automobiles and factories in China.
Did I correctly calculate 3.39 Million per acre? WOW! And in Harvey! Go figure?
Ad, hence the PUNITIVE nature of the damages…
Imagine those property owners not realizing the FREE benefit of actually owning land that will now glow in the dark. After all it was radioactive contamination.
And they had the nerve to file suit.
would glow-in-the-dark land help lower your premesis liability premiums as the area would be illuminated at night?
Actually, they got it for a steal considering the original judgement was for $56M + $1B in punatives. By my calculations, that comes out to $32M per acre. $3.39/acre is chump change when compared to that!
I desperately want to see the court uphold the $2.5B verdict for punitive damages for Exxon in the Valdez case. The criminal conduct was not only in the operation of the ship by Hazeltine while under the influence of alcohol…it continued via the charitable organizations that were there to clean the birds after the spill. Some of them were nothing more than “fronts” of illegal aliens who were hired by Exxon to do the work. It was a lot cheaper to hire illegal aliens and fake a charity than it was to pay Longshoreman wages. That company made a fortune off the pipeline. The citizens of Alaska deserved more respect than they were accorded by the corporation.
Gee Can’t Wait,
If Exxon Mobil gets jammed with a mult billion dollar penalty, just who the heck do you think will pay the fine? YOU! Exxon Mobil is a for profit business and expenses will wind up increasing prices so we can pay even more for gasoline.
As for hiring longshoremen or workers at lonshoreman wages to clean up the landscape would be incredibly stupid. My experince with longshoremen is that they are overpaid and as inefficient as, well as union workers.
Punish the ship’s captain. I seriously doubt Exxon Mobil directed him to get drunk while driving the ship
I won’t be contributing to the fine they pay…I will never buy so much as a cup of gasoline from Exxon Mobile. As far as LongShoreman rates being required…that is part of the Alyeska Pipeline contract/agreement. If they want the benefit of the oil that comes through that Pipeline they have to abide by the contract.
And while Exxon did not “order the Captain to get drunk” they were well aware of prior offenses by Joseph Hazelwood and should have stripped him of his position prior to that event.
My greatest anger at Exxon is reserved for the fact they operated a single-hulled vessel in Prince William Sound. The 3 countries that border the Caspian Sea have NEVER permitted a single-hulled oil tanker to enter it because of the potential for an environmental catastrophe. Sorry…but my opinion of Exxon remains because this is just part of the information I have against them.
So if you won’t buy Exxon Mobil gas I don’t think it will upset them very much. I will continue to buy their products. Heck, maybe I’ll buy a Ford Excursion so I can buy lots of their gasoline. Anyone who finds a way to not hire union labor is OK by me.
Let me add that I am very much an envirionmentalist and I deplore oil spills and spewing toxins into the air via automobiles and factories in China.