STATE v. EXXON MOBIL CORP.

Nos. 2013-0591, 2013-0668

126 A.3d 266 (2015)

The STATE of New Hampshire v. EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION & a.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Opinion Issued: October 2, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Foster , attorney general ( K. Allen Brooks , senior assistant attorney general, on the brief and orally), Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C., of Washington, D.C. ( David C. Frederick and Brendan J. Crimmins on the brief, and Mr. Frederick orally), and Pawa Law Group, P.C., of Newton Centre, Massachusetts ( Matthew F. Pawa and Benjamin A. Krass on the brief), and Sher Leff, P.C., of San Francisco, California ( Esther L. Klisura on the brief), for the State.

McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, Professional Association, of Manchester ( Bruce W. Felmly and Patrick H. Taylor on the brief), Bancroft PLLC, of Washington, D.C. ( Paul D. Clement on the brief and orally), and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, of New York, New York ( Theodore E. Tsekerides on the brief), for the defendants.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, of Boston, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. ( Matthew J. Matule , John H. Beisner , and Geoffrey M. Wyatt on the brief), for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, as amicus curiae.


The defendants, Exxon Mobil Corporation and ExxonMobil Oil Corporation (collectively, either Exxon or ExxonMobil), appeal from a jury verdict awarding approximately $236 million in damages due to groundwater contamination to the plaintiff, the State of New Hampshire, after a trial in Superior Court (Fauver, J.). The State cross...

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