Insurance
Mar. 19, 2010
Global Warming: The Insurance Debate Heats Up
If global warming lawsuits gain traction in the courts, many expect they will be met with a wave of coverage litigation, writes Deborah Stein of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
By Deborah Stein
Nearly three years after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in Massachusetts v. EPA, the fate of climate change lawsuits remains undetermined. That decision held that greenhouse gases were "air pollutants" under the Clean Air Act and found the Commonwealth of Massachusetts had standing to challenge the "EPA's steadfast refusal to regulate greenhouse gas emissions." At the time, many believed Massachusetts v. EPA had laid the...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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