EXXON CO., U. S. A., et al.
v.
SOFEC, INC., et al.
United States Supreme Court.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued March 19, 1996.
Decided June 10, 1996.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Shirley M. Hufstedler argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioners.
George Playdon argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief for respondents Pacific Resources, Inc., et al. were James W. McCartney, Theodore G. Dimitry, Eugene J. Silva, and Richard H. Page. Kenneth W. Starr, Edward W. Warren, Richard A. Cordray, Randall K. Schmitt, David W. Proudfoot, and John R. Lacy filed a brief for respondents Sofec, Inc., et al.*
Thomas, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
United States Supreme Court.
Justice Thomas, delivered the opinion of the Court.
In United States v. Reliable Transfer Co.,421 U.S. 397 (1975), we abandoned the "divided damages" rule previously applied to claims in admiralty for property damages, and adopted the comparative fault principle for allocating damages among parties responsible for an injury. In this case we affirm that the requirement of legal or "proximate" causation, and the related...
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