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Jury awards more than $150 million in Balto. Co. Exxon spill case

March 13, 2009

A jury awarded more than $150 million yesterday to the neighbors of a northern Baltimore County service station, finding Exxon Mobil Corp. liable for the damage caused when thousands of gallons of gasoline seeped into the groundwater from a leaking pipe.

The Baltimore County jury’s verdict – delivered after five months of testimony and nearly two weeks of deliberations – directs the oil giant to compensate about 90 Jacksonville families for the lost value of their homes. It also requires Exxon to pay for cancer screenings, and it acknowledges the upheaval caused by the huge spill by awarding millions of dollars for emotional distress.

But the six-member panel stopped well short of the multibillion-dollar verdict sought by the plaintiff’s lawyers. The four women and two men ruled that Exxon was not guilty of fraud and removed the possibility of assessing punitive damages.

 

Read Article: Baltimore Sun

 

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