In a landmark case, a former employee of ExxonMobil has been awarded $725 million in damages after it was found that the company failed to warn him about the cancer risks associated with inhaling benzene. The jury made this decision in favor of Paul Gill, who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in 2019.
Gill had worked as a mechanic at an ExxonMobil gas station from 1975 to 1980, where he cleaned car parts with kerosene and solvents with his bare hands daily. He claims that his cancer was caused by the exposure to benzene during his work and filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil in 2020.
After a week-long trial, ten out of twelve jurors sided with Gill, leading to the verdict that ExxonMobil must pay him $725 million in damages and an additional $500,000 to his wife. However, the oil and gas group has stated that they plan to appeal against the decision, deeming it an “irrational verdict” and expressing confidence that it will be overturned.
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