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IN RE EXXON VALDEZ

No. 94-36007.

104 F.3d 1196 (1997)

In re The EXXON VALDEZ. ALASKA NATIVE CLASS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EXXON CORP., a New Jersey corp.; Exxon Shipping Co., a Delaware corp.; Exxon Valdez, her engines, tackle gear, equipment and appurtenances, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 17, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry R. Sachse, Sonosky, Chambers & Sachse, Washington, D.C., David Oesting, Davis Wright Tremaine, Anchorage, Alaska, Jerry S. Cohen, Cohen Milstein Hausfeld & Toll, Washington D.C., for the plaintiff-appellant.

John F. Daum, O'Melveny & Myers, Los Angeles, California, for the defendants-appellees.

Before KOZINSKI and LEAVY, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge.

OPINION

SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge:

This is one of the numerous actions arising out of the 1989 grounding of the EXXON VALDEZ in Prince William Sound, Alaska, and the resulting massive oil spill. The action, which named Exxon Corporation and others as defendants (collectively referred to as "Exxon"), was originally filed in Alaska state court and was later removed. The complaint alleged a number of claims...

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