Supreme Court declines to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits
The Supreme Court is declining to hear an appeal from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change.
U.S. Supreme Court Allows Honolulu's Lawsuit Against Oil and Gas Companies to Proceed in State Court
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will not hear an appeal from certain major oil and gas companies to dismiss a lawsuit by the
Supreme Court lets Hawaii sue oil companies over climate change effects
Defendants Sunoco and Shell, along with 15 other energy companies, had asked the court to intervene and stop the Hawaii lawsuits from proceeding. They had hoped to move the cases out of Hawaii state courts by arguing that interstate pollution is governed by federal law and the Clean Air Act.
Boulder lawsuit seeking to make oil companies pay for climate change gets potential boost from U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear challenges to a similar suit brought by Honolulu, which seeks some compensation from oil companies for the effects of climate change.
Supreme Court rejects appeal from oil giants in Honolulu climate case
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from Sunoco and other major oil companies attempting to halt Honolulu’s climate lawsuit. In the case, initially filed in 2020, fossil fuel companies are accused of misleading the public about the dangers of climate change caused by their products,
Oil industry seeks end to climate change lawsuits
Energy producers facing a climate lawsuit from the city of Honolulu are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in the case, which could have sweeping
Supreme Court allows Honolulu lawsuit against oil companies to proceed
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request by oil companies to dismiss a lawsuit by the city of Honolulu seeking to hold them responsible for the impacts of climate change. The defendants
US Supreme Court rejects bid by oil companies to toss Honolulu's climate suit
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by Sunoco and other oil companies to scuttle a lawsuit by Honolulu accusing them of misleading the public for decades about the dangers of climate change induced by the burning of fossil fuels.
Supreme Court Clears a Path for Climate Lawsuits to Proceed
The high court declined to hear a challenge to a major case in which Honolulu is suing energy companies over climate change.
Supreme Court denies oil industry plea to block climate lawsuits filed by California, other blue states
The Supreme Court dealt a major setback to the oil industry on Monday, refusing to block lawsuits from California and other blue states that seek billions of dollars in damages for the impact of climate change.
Supreme Court declines Big Oil’s bid to block Honolulu’s climate change lawsuits
The oil and gas industry has faced a series of cases alleging it deceived the public about how fossil fuels contribute to climate change.
Hawaii Climate Dispute Moves to Trial After Top Court Rejection
Justices have once again denied an oil major climate challenge, ruling to sit out on Honolulu’s climate dispute and further ...
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Supreme Court declines to step into Maryland gun licensing and Hawaii climate change suits
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to Maryland’s handgun licensing regime, as well as a pair of cases ...
Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Climate Tort Suits
Today the Supreme Court denied certiorari in Sunoco LP v. Honolulu and Shell PLC v. Honolulu, two petitions from oil companies seeking High Court ...