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Novel Ruling Redraws Battle Lines Of Climate Change Suits

Law360 (March 1, 2018, 9:01 PM EST) -- A recent ruling that the alleged global warming liability of Exxon, BP and other fossil fuel producers is a question of federal law creates a new avenue for climate change tort litigation and sets the stage for proponents and critics of climate science to cross swords before federal judges, experts say.

U.S. District Judge William H. Alsup on Tuesday said San Francisco and Oakland, California's claims that BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Exxon and Royal Dutch Shell promoted fossil fuel use even though they knew that global warming could harm coastal cities and should be on the hook for infrastructure costs related to...

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