ELR Citation: ELR 20621
No(s). 94-36007 (9th Cir. Jan 17, 1997)

The court holds that native Alaskans may not bring a public nuisance action to recover damages for noneconomic "cultural" injuries they incurred as a result of the 1989 grounding of the Exxon Valdez in Prince William Sound. Plaintiff-appellant class of native Alaskans failed to prove any special inj...