A federal jury 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.
A federal jury in 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.
While attending the RIMS opening reception at Disney World's Epcot Center in Orlando last week, I wondered whether it might be timetotake ontheindustry's lousy reputation ...