Environmental & Energy,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Feb. 6, 2020
Panel mulls whether oil nuisance suit belongs in state or federal court
Counsel for Oakland and San Francisco described the public nuisance suit against BP P.L.C., Chevron Corporation, Exxon Mobil Corporation and other defendants as a local matter seeking to remedy harms fossil fuel burning has caused the cities over recent decades, like rising sea levels and degraded air quality.
Attorneys for Bay Area cities and several oil industry titans presented starkly different framing of a climate change-related suit to 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges during an argument session Wednesday in Pasadena.
Counsel for Oakland and San Francisco described the public nuisance suit against BP PLC, Chevron Corporation, Exxon Mobil Corporation and other defendants as a local matter seeking to remedy harms fossil fuel b...
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