Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster oil onto the Alaskan shoreline. Much of the film centers on the conflict between local officials, the fishing industry, and the Exxon official sent out to oversee the clean-up and take the rap. The filmmakers point out that much of the aftermath could have been minimized had the officials in charge been better prepared and not spent so much time involved in useless red-tape and petty bureaucratic bickering. Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster is a 1992 movie depicting the "Exxon Valdez" oil spill disaster off the coast of Alaska. Directed by Paul Seed,
Exxon Corp. v. Governor of Maryland available to the state, and no legitimate state interest apart from a desire for cheaper oil. This case is an exception to the rules set forth in "Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.". Justice Blackmun, with the only vote in favor of Exxon, wrote the dissenting opinion for the court. Exxon Corp. v. Governor of Maryland Exxon Corp. v. Governor of Maryland, 437 U.S. 117 (1978), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States upheld a Maryland law prohibiting oil producers and refiners from operating service stations within its borders. The challengers, including Exxon, claimed that the