By Karen Savage Climate-related lawsuits—like any litigation—can seem far removed from those who are most directly impacted. Municipalities filing climate change-related lawsuits have outlined why...
By Karen Savage Washington D.C. has filed a lawsuit against oil majors ExxonMobil, BP, Chevron, and Shell, accusing them of deceiving consumers about climate change...
By Karen Savage Minnesota has filed a lawsuit against Exxon, three Koch Industries entities and the American Petroleum Institute, accusing them of consumer fraud and...
By Karen Savage Officials for California municipalities that are suing Exxon for climate liability do not have to submit to discovery in Texas, a state...
By Karen Savage The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent revival of two climate liability suits in California “is irrelevant” to New York City’s quest...
By Karen Savage ExxonMobil’s method for calculating the risks posed to its business by climate change have been “inconsistent and haphazard and did not identify...
By Karen Savage With two appellate courts recently ruling that climate liability suits belong in state court, the lingering question is what comes next for...
By Karen Savage Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey argues that the Covid-19 crisis has provided a glimpse into the potential effect climate change could have...
By Karen Savage The production and promotion of fossil fuels don’t cause climate change, an attorney for ExxonMobil claimed during a hearing held before a...
By Karen Savage Despite the Covid-19 crisis that has slowed court proceedings, municipalities across the country that are seeking to hold fossil fuel companies accountable...