May 22, 2023
A California federal judge has rejected a company's attempt to dodge a lawsuit over the pollution from a 2015 ExxonMobil refinery fire, finding Monday that a homeowner plausibly argued he could face health problems from exposure to toxins released by the blaze.
October 16, 2019
A California federal judge has granted certification to two limited classes of property owners who say their air quality and groundwater suffered after a 2015 ExxonMobil refinery fire, rejecting arguments from the company that the residents' claims were too disparate to move forward as a class.
March 18, 2019
Exxon Mobil Corp. urged a California federal judge Monday to deny class certification to residents suing over a 2015 refinery explosion that allegedly released pollutants into the ground and air, saying the impacts alleged are too disparate to handle on a classwide basis.
May 31, 2018
A group of residents who live near a refinery that released pollutants in an explosion in 2015 asked a California federal court on Wednesday to certify their proposed class in a suit accusing Exxon Mobil Corp. of negligently operating the facility and exposing those close by to environmental harms.