In the Matter of Oil Spill by the Amoco Cadiz Off the Coast of France on March 16, 1978

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• when applying national law, “the relevant 5 contacts [for personal jurisdiction purposes] are the contacts between the defendant and the sovereign’s nation.”
• “Any market interest rate reflects three things: the social return on investment (that is, the amount necessary to bid money away from other productive uses), the expected change in the value of money during the term of the loan (i.e., anticipated inflation
• “By committing a tort, the wrongdoer creates an involuntary creditor. It may take time for the victim No. 24-1674 7 to obtain an enforceable judgment, but once there is a judg- ment the obligation is dated as of the time of the injury.”
• \[C]ompound interest is the norm in federal litigation.\

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