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Exxon Mobil
Shelby v. Exxon Mobil (Unsafe Working Conditions)
Date: 05/12/2008 (Date of Verdict)
Misconduct Type: Labor
Enforcement Agency: Non-Governmental
Contracting Party: None
Court Type: Civil
Amount: $8,000,000
Disposition: Judgment Against Defendant
Synopsis: A state court jury in San Francisco awarded $8 million to Mack Shelby, an employee of Exxon Mobil Corp. subsidiary SeaRiver Maritime, Inc. (formerly known as Exxon Shipping Company), who claimed he developed kidney cancer after being exposed to benzene and other toxins on the job. The jury found SeaRiver negligent in failing to provide Shelby with a safe place to work and that the unsafe working conditions played a part in causing his cancer.
