
In the Exxon Valdez case,the Supreme Court:
A) refused to place a limit on punitive awards.
B) stated that punitive damages cannot be awarded in oil spill cases.
C) approved the jury's compensatory award, but reduced the punitive award from $5 billion to $507 million.
D) interpreted a state statute limiting punitive awards and found punitive damages should be no more than three times the award for compensatory damages.
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