Exxon Mobil Corporation v. United States of America

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Case overview

Case Number:

4:10-cv-02386

Court:

Texas Southern

Nature of Suit:

Environmental Matters

Judge:

Lee H Rosenthal

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  1. August 21, 2020

    US Must Pay Exxon $20.3M For Its Share Of Wartime Pollution

    The U.S. government is on the hook for $20.3 million spent by Exxon Mobil Corp. to clean up pollution discharged during the mad rush to produce aviation fuel and rubber during World War II and the Korean War, a Texas federal judge has ruled following a bench trial.

  2. May 01, 2020

    Exxon Says Feds Owe For WWII Pollution As Trial Ends

    A decade of fighting between Exxon Mobil Corp. and the federal government over who owes what for costs incurred cleaning up World War II-era water pollution from two refineries neared an end Friday, as both parties gave closing arguments in a bench trial explaining what allocation should be assigned to the government.

  3. April 27, 2020

    Exxon Resumes Fight With Feds Over WWII Pollution Cleanup

    Exxon Mobil Corp. told a Texas federal judge on Monday during a bench trial taking place via videoconference that the federal government should have to pay at least $24.3 million to reimburse it for cleaning up World War II-era pollution attributed to two refineries that made gasoline during the war.

  4. March 02, 2020

    Exxon Mobil's $77M Fight Over Pollution Cleanup Begins

    Exxon Mobil Corp. told a federal judge in Texas as a bench trial began Monday that it should not have to foot the entire $77 million bill it has incurred cleaning up World War II-era water pollution because the refineries responsible were taken over by the government and used to make war products.

  5. August 20, 2018

    Exxon, Gov't Get Partial Wins In Pollution Cleanup Suit

    A Texas federal judge has partially granted both Exxon Mobil Corp.'s and the federal government's bids for quick wins on how to determine the percentage each side much bear for cleanup costs for World War II- and Korean War-era water pollution.

  6. June 05, 2015

    US Found Partly Liable In Exxon $71M WWII Pollution Cleanup

    A Texas federal judge has said the U.S. government must shoulder some of Exxon Mobil's $71 million worth of cleanup costs for World War II- and Korean War-era water pollution after finding it played a key role in environmentally harmful chemical production during that time period.

  7. April 21, 2014

    US Blasts Exxon's 'Innocent' Act In $80M WWII Pollution Suit

    The federal government pushed a Texas federal judge on Friday to nix Exxon Mobil Corp.'s attempt to hold it responsible for a portion of the company's $80 million costs for repairing two polluted refinery sites that the military used to produce gasoline in World War II, saying Exxon already accepted responsibility for remediation efforts years ago.

  8. March 11, 2014

    Exxon Says US Must Chip In For $80M WWII Pollution Cleanup

    Exxon Mobil Corp. urged a Texas federal judge on Tuesday to hold the U.S. government responsible for part of $80 million the energy giant spent remediating a pair of polluted refinery sites that the military had used to produce gasoline and rubber during World War II.

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