A court in Philadelphia has upheld a $725 million jury verdict against ExxonMobil while ordering the oil giant to pay an additional $90-plus million in delay damages in a case involving a former mechanic’s cancer diagnosis linked to benzene exposure.
Judge Carmella G. Jacquinto of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas ruled on Sept. 12 to deny ExxonMobil’s post-trial motions and grant a motion for delay damages by the plaintiff, Paul Gill, ordering the company to pay him and his wife a total of nearly $816 million.
The case centered around Gill, a former mechanic at a Mobil service station, who worked there in the 1970s. Gill, now 67, developed both acute myeloid leukemia and colon cancer, which he attributed to prolonged exposure to benzene, a known carcinogen and a key ingredient in gasoline. His attorneys argued that ExxonMobil had been aware of benzene’s cancer risks for decades but failed to warn its workers, prioritizing profits over safety.
The original verdict, delivered in May, found ExxonMobil liable for negligence and failure to warn Gill of the dangers of benzene. The jury awarded Gill and his wife, Diane, $725.5 million in compensatory damages. […]
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