$725.5M Judgment For Husband And Wife In Benzene Exposure Case Upheld

( October 16, 2026, 1:29 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A split Pennsylvania appeals court on Oct. 15 affirmed a trial court’s $725 million judgment for a service station worker diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and $500,000 for the man’s wife after a jury determined that Exxon Mobil Corp.’s predecessor in interest manufactured and sold defective gasoline containing benzene....