MTBE

ExxonMobil Found Liable In N.H. Pollution Trial

Sam Evans-Brown — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:19:30 +0000

A jury in New Hampshire has ruled that Exxon-Mobile must pay the state $236 million dollars to help clean groundwater contaminated with a gasoline additive known as MTBE. But the monetary award is by no means a done deal.

In a little state like New Hampshire, $236 million is nothing to sneeze at.

Delaney: This is the largest verdict obtained by the state of New Hampshire in the history of the state.

That’s attorney General Mike Delaney announcing the verdict to reporters.

Jurors Take Photos As Marathon N.H. Trial Nears End

Associated Press — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:58:17 +0000

Testimony has ended in the longest trial in New Hampshire's history, and the jurors who've been together since Jan. 14 bolted not for the doors but for their cameras.

ExxonMobil Begins Its Defense In MTBE Case

Associated Press — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:20:53 +0000

Lawyers for ExxonMobil begin presenting their defense against the state of New Hampshire's claims that the oil giant should pay hundreds of millions of dollars to clean up groundwater contamination from the gasoline additive MTBE.

State, Citgo Look To Settle Over MTBE

Brady Carlson — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:27:31 +0000

For nearly a decade, New Hampshire has been seeking hundreds of millions of dollars from oil companies over the chemical additive MTBE, which the state says caused contamination in the state’s groundwater. The legal proceedings originally involved 26 oil companies; as trial began this week, there were just two left, ExxonMobil and Citgo, and now there may be just one.