the state of California has boldly stepped into the arena, wielding the sword of justice against five behemoths of the fossil fuel industry. Exxon Mobil, Shell, BP, Chevron, and ConocoPhillipsnow find themselves ensnared in the coils of a lawsuitthat accuses them not only of profiting...
California officials are downplaying the risks of climate change to bond investors while citing those same risks as the basis for a lawsuit against oil companies, according to a conservative think tank that has asked securities regulators to investigate. The Washington-based Competitive Enterprise ...
The state of California has filed a lawsuit against major oil and gas companies, alleging the fossil fuel industry has lied about the harms of climate change for decades.
Over the past several years, there have been more than three dozen lawsuits launched against the major fossil fuel companies seeking damages due to climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions. These claims are based upon state law (e.g., consumer protection statutes) or common law ...
The law was part of a series of bills California lawmakers passed last year in a bid to preserve federal environmental regulations under state law and protect federal lands from being sold to oil companies. In the lawsuit, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that the California law is unconstitut...
Oil giant Exxon Mobil has filed a defamation lawsuit against California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta, claiming Bonta falsely accused the company of deceiving the public about the potential for plastic recycling. The suit, filed Monday in federal court in the Eastern District of Texas, amounts to a cou...
Within the past year, eight California jurisdictions have filed public nuisance climate lawsuits against a slew of oil and gas companies demanding millions of dollars to offset the certain dangers facing the jurisdictions because of climate change. At the same time, these local governments have reache...
What is an asbestos exposure or mesothelioma lawsuit? A mesothelioma lawsuit is a type of legal action taken against companies that made or used products containing asbestos. Since many companies knowingly hid the dangers of asbestos from their employees and consumers, victims may be able to hold ...
In March of 2000, with no relief in sight, the Sierra Club and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility joined Patterson's group in a sweeping lawsuit aimed at forcing Bureau of Land Management action on twenty-four endangered and threatened species in the California Desert Conservation Area...
California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit Monday against ExxonMobil, accusing the oil and gas giant of exaggerating the effectiveness of its plastics recyclability efforts and causing pollution in the state.