Gill v. Exxon Mobil Corporation

On October 15, 2026, the Pennsylvania Superior Court officially affirmed an $815.8 million judgment against ExxonMobil Corporation in the benzene-exposure lawsuit brought by plaintiffs Paul and Diane Gill. The appellate court rejected ExxonMobil’s challenges to the proof of medical causation and the size of the jury’s compensatory damages award, ruling that the company had waived most of its arguments. The decision was a setback for WLF, which argued in an amicus brief that that the jury’s oversized award, lacking punitive or economic damages, exemplified a troubling trend of excessive noneconomic damages awards in Pennsylvania. The amicus brief was prepared by Robert M. Palumbos and Ryan F. Monahan of Duane Morris LLP. WLF enjoyed substantial pro bono assistance on the case from Nicholas Vari of K&L Gates.