Split 5th Circuit Affirms $14.25 Million Penalty Against Exxon For Emissions

Mealey's (September 13, 2022, 2:16 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The majority of a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Aug. 30 affirmed a lower court’s decision to penalize Exxon $14.25 million for emitting pollutants from one of its Texas facilities, finding that the lower court’s standing and penalty assessments were not in error and that a Supreme Court decision handed down during the various stages of appeal and remand of the case does not compel a different result....