March 29, 2017
A Texas federal judge on Wednesday transferred Exxon Mobil's suit seeking to squash climate probes by the attorneys general of New York and Massachusetts to New York federal court, saying while the energy giant's allegations aren't baseless, they should be contested in the Empire State.
February 02, 2017
As a Texas federal court considers whether ExxonMobil can press its suit seeking to squash climate probes by the attorneys general of New York and Massachusetts, the top cops insisted Wednesday that the court has no jurisdiction over them, while Exxon argued its civil rights are under attack.
January 09, 2017
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Friday blasted Exxon Mobil Corp.'s claims that he and Massachusetts AG Maura Healey conspired to suppress the oil giant's free speech on climate change, accusing the company of contradicting its response to Schneiderman's subpoena for climate-related information in New York state court.
January 03, 2017
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey told a Texas federal judge Tuesday that Exxon Mobil Corp.'s suit seeking to block a climate change probe must be dismissed not only on jurisdictional grounds, but also because the oil giant's claim the probe is politically motivated doesn't hold up.
December 20, 2016
Exxon Mobil Corp. on Monday defended its lawsuit accusing the Massachusetts and New York attorneys general of launching a politically motivated attack on the company for expressing its views about climate change, saying the Bay State attorney general's motion to dismiss should be rejected.
December 15, 2016
A Texas federal judge on Thursday slammed the brakes on plans to let Exxon Mobil Corp. find out if the New York and Massachusetts attorneys general launched climate change investigations into the oil giant in bad faith, putting a stay on the discovery he had ordered until further notice.
December 12, 2016
A Texas federal judge on Monday abruptly canceled a deposition he had ordered Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey to give on Tuesday, putting the brakes on discovery meant to uncover if her investigation into Exxon Mobil Corp.'s statements about climate change was launched in bad faith.
December 07, 2016
Exxon Mobil Corp. urged a Texas federal judge on Wednesday to push forward with a deposition of Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey while she fights the deposition order at the Fifth Circuit, saying the inquiry is necessary to find out if her climate change investigation into the company is an abuse of her authority.
December 06, 2016
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman asked a Texas federal judge Monday to block ExxonMobil's discovery request and dismiss its complaint alleging that a New York subpoena demanding climate change-related documents was politically motivated.
December 05, 2016
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey failed to persuade a Texas federal judge to reconsider his orders that she testify and present evidence that she wasn't biased in launching an investigation into Exxon Mobil Corp.'s past statements about climate change, according to an order on Monday.