Bloomberg Environment by Ellen M. Gilmer 10/22/2019
Lawsuit says oil companies create public nuisance
The justices declined to freeze state court litigation
State court cases targeting oil companies for their role in climate change are set to move forward after the Supreme Court on Oct. 22 rebuffed the industry’s efforts to halt them.
The high court denied applications from BP Plc, Chevron Corp., Suncor Energy Inc., Exxon Mobil Corp., and other companies seeking to freeze proceedings in high-stakes cases from Baltimore, Rhode Island, and Colorado municipalities that accuse the industry of creating a public nuisance by producing and selling planet-warming fossil fuels.
The full court—except Justice Samuel Alito, who didn’t participate in the decision—denied a request from oil companies defending against the Baltimore case. Justice Stephen Breyer denied a similar petition in the Rhode Island case a few hours later, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor then denied a request to halt a case from Boulder, Boulder County, and San Miguel County.
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