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Philly judge upholds, increases record WKPS benzene verdict

Philly judge upholds, increases record WKPS benzene verdict

A Philadelphia judge has upheld a record-breaking benzene exposure verdict earned by Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel partners Patrick Wigle and Rajeev Mittal and Locks Law Firm partner Andrew DuMont, rejecting a post-trial challenge by Exxon and increasing the verdict to $816 million to account for interest accrued from the time the case was filed.

The ruling by Philadelphia County Court...

$725M Benzene Verdict Against Exxon Earns National Media Attention

$725M benzene verdict Exxon

$725M Benzene Verdict Against Exxon Earns National Media Attention

Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel partners Patrick Wigle and Rajeev Mittal and Locks Law Firm partner Andrew DuMont were named among Law360’s “Lions of the Week” for their $725.5 million toxic exposure verdict against ExxonMobil. The May 9 verdict in Philadelphia’s First Judicial District court generated national media attention based on the sheer size of the verdict and the fact...

ExxonMobil Hit with $725M Verdict for Failure to Warn About Cancer-Causing Benzene in Gasoline

Philadelphia jury awards $725M to former mechanic with leukemia caused by benzene in ExxonMobil gasoline.

ExxonMobil Hit with $725M Verdict for Failure to Warn About Cancer-Causing Benzene in Gasoline

Philly jury finds benzene in gasoline caused former mechanic’s leukemia diagnosis

PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia jury has returned a $725.5 million verdict against ExxonMobil, finding the company’s failure to warn about the known health risks of exposure to cancer-causing benzene in its petroleum products was responsible for a former service station mechanic’s acute myeloid...

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