Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker decision

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:citation	554 U.S. 471
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy	gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens gptkb:Samuel_Alito
gptkbp:date	June 25, 2008
gptkbp:decidedBy	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:defendant	gptkb:Exxon_Mobil_Corporation gptkb:Exxon_Shipping_Company
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy	gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens
gptkbp:docketNumber	07-219
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Exxon_Shipping_Company,_et_al._v._Grant_Baker,_et_al.
gptkbp:heldBy	Punitive damages against Exxon reduced to $507.5 million
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker decision
gptkbp:legalSubject	maritime law punitive damages
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy	gptkb:Anthony_Kennedy gptkb:John_Roberts gptkb:David_Souter gptkb:Antonin_Scalia gptkb:Clarence_Thomas gptkb:Samuel_Alito gptkb:Stephen_Breyer
gptkbp:plaintiff	gptkb:Grant_Baker
gptkbp:plotSummary	The Supreme Court limited punitive damages in maritime cases to a 1:1 ratio with compensatory damages.
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:2008_in_American_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7