Environmental & Energy,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Apr. 20, 2022
Climate change lawsuits belong in state court, 9th Circuit rules
“It is time to go to trial to hold these defendants accountable for deceiving consumers about the dangers associated with the use of their products,” read a statement from local governments suing oil companies.
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel handed a major procedural victory Tuesday to three California counties and a city that have sued oil companies alleging their extraction of fossil fuels was a major contributor to global warming.
The legal battle, which has taken place in courts all over the nation, turns on whether such complaints should be decided in federal courts – where the oil companies want to be – or in state court, which go...
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