12-05-2024, 07:58 AM
"Exxon Is Hit With $726 Million Verdict Over Benzene and Cancer
11 May 2024 at 05:51 GMT+
A jury in Philadelphia found Exxon Mobil Corp. liable for $725.5 million in damages due a former mechanic who claimed its petroleum products exposed him to benzene that caused his cancer, according to his lawyers.
The jury found that the oil company failed to warn Paul Gill of the risk of benzene in its products, including gasoline and solvents, while he worked as a Mobil service station mechanic from 1975 to 1980, his attorneys said in a statement Friday."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/...t%20Friday.
11 May 2024 at 05:51 GMT+
A jury in Philadelphia found Exxon Mobil Corp. liable for $725.5 million in damages due a former mechanic who claimed its petroleum products exposed him to benzene that caused his cancer, according to his lawyers.
The jury found that the oil company failed to warn Paul Gill of the risk of benzene in its products, including gasoline and solvents, while he worked as a Mobil service station mechanic from 1975 to 1980, his attorneys said in a statement Friday."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/...t%20Friday.