Exxon escapes $17.5M asbestos judgment 
Published: January 24, 2013
Tags: asbestos litigation, Exxon, Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, mesothelioma, product liability
An asbestos defendant should have been permitted to introduce evidence that it had no duty to intervene to protect the plaintiff because of the safety programs implemented by the plaintiff’s employer, the Virginia Supreme Court has ruled in reversing a $17.5 million judgment.
Homeowners can’t recover damages for cancer fears
Published: February 13, 2012
Tags: emotional distress, Exxon, medical monitoring, MTBE
Certain residents in the vicinity of a massive gasoline leak could not recover damages for their fear of contracting cancer from toxic chemicals released into their groundwater, a Maryland appellate court has ruled in an en banc decision.
Exxon hit with $1 billion in punitive damages
By:
Danny Jacobs
Published: July 1, 2011
Tags: Exxon, gasoline leak, punitive damages
Exxon Mobil Corp. has been hit with $1 billion in punitive damages for a 2006 gasoline leak in rural Baltimore County, Md., sources close to the litigation said Thursday.
That’s in addition to about $495 million in compensatory damage awards that were made public Wednesday.
Jury awards $25 million in asbestos suit against Exxon
By:
Alan Cooper
Published: March 23, 2011
Tags: asbestos, Exxon, mesothelioma
A Virginia jury has awarded $25 million to a ship repair coordinator who had contracted mesothelioma after working on oil tankers for years.
Jury delivers $25 million verdict against Exxon in asbestos case
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: March 18, 2011
Tags: asbestos, Exxon, Virginia
A Newport News, Va. Circuit Court jury has hit oil giant Exxon Mobil with a $25 million verdict in an asbestos lawsuit brought by a former shipyard worker — among the largest jury verdicts ever handed down in a Virginia personal injury case.
Bill would reverse Exxon ruling limiting punitives
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: June 2, 2010
Tags: Exxon, maritime law, punitive damages
WASHINGTON – As oil from the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico continues to spread, lawmakers have introduced legislation that would lift the cap on punitive damages that can be assessed against those responsible for such disasters under maritime law.
Pitfalls abound for Gulf oil spill plaintiffs
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: May 5, 2010
Tags: BP, Exxon, Oil Pollution Act, oil spill litigation, Supreme Court
As coastal businesses and governments brace for the full effects of the massive petroleum spill off the Gulf Coast, the legal landscape for those seeking civil damages from oil company BP may be as slippery as the oil slick itself.
