Judge Calls Out ‘Sneaky’ Bucks Commissioners Over Lawsuit Targeting Oil Companies
Posted to Energy March 25, 2025 by Linda Stein
Did Bucks County Democrats try to sneak their nuisance lawsuit targeting major oil companies past county voters?
That’s the allegation made, not by the lawyers, but by Bucks County Judge Stephen A. Corr during a hearing on the case Monday.
Across the country, Democrat-run states and cities have been filing complaints in local courts targeting global energy companies, claiming they violating local ordinances when selling gasoline or marketing their products. The Bucks County lawsuit was filed with great fanfare in March 2024. Commissioners Diane Ellis-Marseglia and Bob Harvie, who make up the Democrat majority, held a press conference, along with Republican Gene DiGirolamo, touting their legal action.
The lawsuit accuses major oil companies like BP, Chevron, Conoco Phillips, Exxon Mobil, Shell — along with the American Petroleum Institute — of violating the county’s nuisance laws, as well as failing to warn Bucks County consumers of the dangers of climate change. The county is pursuing a massive payout,
https://delawarevalleyjournal.com/judge-hears-arguments-in-bucks-county-climate-change-lawsuit/
