
US Supreme Court rejects Exxon’s appeal of $14.25 million air pollution penalty
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court turned away on Monday Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM)’s bid to overturn a $14.25 million civil penalty that a judge imposed in a long-running lawsuit over air pollution at its Baytown, Texas, crude oil refinery. Exxon had asked the justices to take up the case after a lower court in December upheld the largest penalty ever assessed in a citizen-ini ...