Exxon Sued Over Handling of Pregnant Employee’s Medical Bills

A former Exxon Mobil Corp. employee who says she went into premature labor after an on-the-job accident filed a lawsuit challenging the company’s attempt to claw back hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical benefits.

The employee’s Oct. 31 lawsuit seeks a court order invalidating Exxon’s effort to recoup more than $250,000 in medical bills paid on behalf of her and her minor son after they received a third-party personal injury settlement. The employee accuses Exxon of wrongly changing its position on the true cause of her injuries in an effort to save money.

Ashley Barnard was working for Exxon ...