The lawsuit concerns the gasoline additive originally added in response to government regulatory pressure and later found to contaminate water tables. The trial before Judge Shira Scheindlin could result in a large verdict against the oil company, whose rivals settled out earlier [Bloomberg, Public Nuisance Wire] Our earlier coverage of MTBE litigation is here, here, here, here, etc.
NYC may have upper hand in ExxonMobil MTBE trial
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Rafael Mangual Project Manager, Legal Policy rmangual@manhattan-institute.org |
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