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  1. October 24, 2022

    Calif. Courts Will Decide Oil Co. Climate Nuisance Claims

    Four oil companies must face climate nuisance claims from Oakland and San Francisco in state court rather than be allowed to nix them altogether at the federal level, a California federal judge ruled on Monday.

  2. August 17, 2022

    SF, Oakland Fight Oil Giants' Bid To Dodge Climate Suits

    San Francisco and Oakland, California, are pushing a federal district judge to reject four energy companies' effort to dodge their lawsuits seeking climate change-related infrastructure damages.

  3. February 26, 2021

    Oil Giants Urge Federal Judge To Hold Onto Calif. Climate Suit

    ExxonMobil Corp. and other oil giants have urged a federal court not to remand suits from California cities and counties seeking climate change-related infrastructure damages to state court, especially not before the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether or not to take up the matter.

  4. June 26, 2018

    Judge Alsup Nixes Calif. Cities' Climate Suits Against Big Oil

    A California federal judge on Monday tossed Oakland's and San Francisco's suits seeking to hold global oil giants liable for climate change-related infrastructure damage, saying global warming should be tackled by lawmakers, not the courts.

  5. June 21, 2018

    Energy Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2018

    Climate change hogs the spotlight in some of the most closely watched court cases involving the energy sector, from bids to hold fossil fuel companies liable for climate-related damages to an increasingly tense showdown between the Trump administration and California over the future of regulating greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles. Here are several cases energy attorneys will be watching in the second half of 2018.

  6. June 20, 2018

    The Biggest Energy Rulings Of 2018: Midyear Report

    The first half of 2018 saw courts take a broad view of energy companies' potential liability, whether the matter hinged on climate change, groundwater pollution or even a business partner's bankruptcy. Here are five court decisions that raised energy attorneys' eyebrows.

  7. May 24, 2018

    Global Warming Fight Heats Up As Big Oil, Cities Face Off

    The U.S. Justice Department joined Chevron, BP, Exxon Mobil and other oil companies Thursday in attacking suits by San Francisco and Oakland seeking damages for climate change-related infrastructure needs, arguing before a California federal judge that the litigation would flout congressional intent, muddle international policy and outlaw energy production.

  8. May 23, 2018

    Big Oil, Calif. Cities Set To Clash Over Climate Change

    Climate change will be front and center Thursday morning in U.S. District Judge William H. Alsup's San Francisco courtroom as Big Oil squares off with Oakland and San Francisco over the future of the cities' suits seeking to hold oil giants liable for climate change-related infrastructure damage. Here's a rundown of the hearing's key players as well as key issues to watch.

  9. May 21, 2018

    Gov't Gets It Wrong On Climate Suits, Calif. Cities Say

    The cites of San Francisco and Oakland on Friday blasted the U.S. government's assertions that their suits seeking to hold oil giants liable for climate change-related infrastructure damage have no place in the courtroom, arguing that the feds are relying on a mistaken view of federal common law.

  10. May 11, 2018

    Climate Change Suits Have No Place In Court, Feds Say

    The U.S. government on Thursday urged a California federal judge to toss Oakland's and San Francisco's suits seeking to hold oil giants liable for climate change-related infrastructure damage, saying the cities' claims have no place under federal law and it's up to regulators and lawmakers to set climate and energy policy.

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