Civil Litigation,
Environmental & Energy
Jun. 27, 2018
Judge dismisses cities’ global warming case
A federal judge dismissed a case brought against the world’s five largest private oil companies by the Oakland and San Francisco city attorneys’ offices in an order that reaffirms the limits of the judiciary.
A federal judge dismissed a case brought against the world’s five largest private oil companies by the Oakland and San Francisco city attorneys in an order that reaffirms the limits of the judiciary.
U.S. District Judge William Alsup said he was bound by the separation of powers and that global warming is too international a problem for one district court to decide.
“Although the scope of plaintiffs...
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