The Local Case Against Climate Deception - Cities, counties, and states in the U.S. score major procedural win in climate liability suits against fossil fuel companies
Silverman-Roati, Korey
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Verfassungsblog
2023-05-13
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Over the last five years, cities, counties, and states across the country have sued fossil fuel companies alleging that the companies violated state law in marketing their products as safe. Collectively, these cases are known as climate liability cases or climate deception cases. On April 24, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a petition on whether the climate liability cases should be heard in state or federal court. As a result, 11 cases will be remanded to state court to move towards motions to dismiss, discovery, and trial. The Supreme Court’s decision also helps plaintiffs in more than a dozen other cases argue that their cases against fossil fuel companies should be heard in state court, rather than federal court, and it may help spur more state court filings. This is a big win for the city, county, and state plaintiffs, after they engaged in a five-year fight to keep the cases in state court.
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Silverman-Roati, Korey
Climate Crisis
Climate Liability
climate litigation
Fossil Fuel
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