Exxon Unit Rejected by High Court in Puerto Rico Gas Case

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The U.S. Supreme Court left intact a $70 million award assessed against an Exxon Mobil Corp. unit for failing to comply with a Puerto Rico law governing gasoline prices.

The justices today turned down an appeal from the oil company’s Puerto Rico gasoline wholesaler, which said the award in the consumer class-action lawsuit violates the Constitution.