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minus-squareBuckFigotstheThird@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·7 months ago…only until we get another Republican president.
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 months agoWhich is why it’s worth actively working to prevent that
minus-squarenickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoOr they work through the courts over decades for a favorable outcome like Exxon did with the Valdez. They ended up getting the punitive damages reduced to $500m, 10% of the original fine.
…only until we get another Republican president.
Which is why it’s worth actively working to prevent that
Or they work through the courts over decades for a favorable outcome like Exxon did with the Valdez. They ended up getting the punitive damages reduced to $500m, 10% of the original fine.