U.S. Supreme Court,
Environmental & Energy
May 18, 2021
High court’s climate change ruling could impact California cases
The decision does not address the merits of the case but could have a big impact on major litigation by cities and counties around the nation seeking to pursue public nuisance claims holding the oil companies liable for the damage to public and private property.
In a ruling sought by oil companies, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday vacated an appellate court decision sending a lawsuit by the city of Baltimore over the impact of climate change to state court.
The decision does not address the merits of the case but could have a big impact on major litigation by cities and counties around the nation seeking to pursue public nuisance claims holding the oil companies liable for the damage to publ...
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