October 17, 2023
ExxonMobil, Chevron and other energy behemoths urged a New Jersey state court to sink Attorney General Matt Platkin's climate change lawsuit, arguing the prosecutor's reliance on state law to target "worldwide conduct" is unconstitutional, among other contentions.
June 20, 2023
A New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday granted the Garden State's bid to send its climate change suit against ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP and others back to state court after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to take up similar venue fights, but declined to award attorney fees despite it being a "close call."
May 19, 2023
New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin has doubled down on the state's bid to send its climate change suit against ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP and others back to state court in light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court refusal to take up a near identical venue fight.