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Nineteen years of litigation has created a confusing and complicated procedural history but important nonetheless. After the initial trial and verdict Exxon began its fight and filed a barrage of post-trial motions that delayed the entry of judgment. Once the judgment was entered the appellate battle began. The flowchart depicts the events and court decisions that led to this pivotal point.

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Brief of the State of Alaska
Brief of The Alaska Legislative Council, On Behalf of the Alaska State Legislature, and Former Alaska Governors Walter Hickel, Anthony Knowles, Steve Cowper, and William Sheffield
Brief of United States Senator Theodore F. Stevens, United States Senator Lisa Murkowski, and United States Representative Don Young
Brief of National Congress of American Indians, Alaska Federation of Natives, Alaska Inter-Tribal Council, Indigenous Peoples' Committee on Marine Mammals, and Additional Alaska Native Organizations, Corporations and Tribes
Brief of Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council and Cook Inlet Regional Citizens' Advisory Council
Brief of State of Maryland and 33 other States
Brief of Jean-Michel Cousteau and other Natural and Social Scientists
Brief of Sociologists, Psychologists, and Law and Economics Scholars
Brief of Ship Masters and Expert Mariners Captains Mitchell Stoller, Joseph Ahlstrom, Roger Johnson, John Scott Merrill, and Tom Trosvig
Brief of Experts on Alcohol in the Workplace
Brief of Professor Thomas J. Schoenbaum
Brief of Professor Arthur R. Miller
Brief of Environmental Organizations
Brief of The American Association for Justice and Public Justice
Brief for The Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations and The Institute for Fisheries Resources
Brief of The National Fisheries Institute
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