NU Online News Service, Oct. 19, 3:26 p.m. EDT

Manhattan, after an 11 week trial, found Exxon Mobil liable for a $105 million in damages for contaminating part of the New York City well water supply.

The panel found the oil company had caused contamination with the gasoline additive methyl tertiary butyl ether or MTBE in six drinking water wells in the borough of Queens and awarded costs for removing MTBE from those locations.

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