Editing Seattle Seven

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The '''Seattle Seven''' is a group of seven seafood companies, operating in the city of [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]], known for negotiating a secret agreement with [[Exxon|Exxon Corporation]] in 1991, relating to punitive damages resulting from the [[Exxon Valdez oil spill]]. The companies, Aleutian Dragon Fisheries (ADF), Icicle Seafoods, North Coast Seafood Processors, North Pacific Processors, Ocean Beauty Seafoods, [[Trident Seafoods]] and [[Wards Cove Packing Company|Wards Cove Packing Co.]] were paid $63.75 million.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Salpukas|first=Agis|date=1996-06-14|title=Exxon Is Accused of 'Astonishing Ruse' in Oil-Spill Trial (Published 1996)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/14/business/exxon-is-accused-of-astonishing-ruse-in-oil-spill-trial.html|access-date=2021-01-28|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Erb|first=George|date=Nov 5, 2000|title=Exxon Valdez case still twisting through courts|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2000/11/06/newscolumn3.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-28|website=[[Puget Sound Business Journal]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Schroeder|first=Mary M.|author-link=Mary M. Schroeder|date=October 12, 2000|title=In re: The Exxon Valdez., 229 F.3d 790 (9th Cir. 2000)|url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/229/790/577415/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-28|website=[[Justia]] Law|language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:1991 in Alaska]]
[[Category:Companies based in Seattle]]
[[Category:Exxon Valdez oil spill]]