02:47 PM EDT, 05/10/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updated with Exxon Mobil's ( XOM ) reply in the third paragraph.)

Jurors in Philadelphia returned a $725.5 million verdict against Exxon Mobil ( XOM ) for failing to warn the public about known health risks from exposure to benzene in its petroleum products, attorneys for the plaintiff said in a statement Friday.

Law firm Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel, which represented former mechanic Paul Gill, said his leukemia was caused by exposure to benzene in Mobil gasoline and solvents while working at a service station between 1975 and 1980.

"This is an irrational verdict that we will ask the court to reverse before it becomes final," an Exxon Mobil ( XOM ) spokesperson told MT Newswires. "Beyond that request, we plan to exhaust all available appeals and are confident an appellate court will see the verdict for what it is. We are reviewing our next steps."

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