Law360, New York (May 23, 2012, 3:00 PM ET) -- Exxon Mobil Corp. urged the Second Circuit on Wednesday to throw out a $105 million jury verdict in multidistrict litigation alleging it contaminated New York City water wells with methyl tertiary-butyl ether, calling the pollution "speculative" because the wells are dormant.
Exxon asked a three-judge panel to reverse a September 2010 judgment finding that MTBE — an additive used to oxygenate gas in order to reduce air pollution — seeped from its tanks into water wells in Jamaica, Queens.
Those wells are not in use, but...
Exxon Tells 2nd Circ. $105M MTBE Verdict Premature
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