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December 20, 2023 | National Law Journal

Circuit Consensus: Climate Claim Suits Against Big Oil Belong in State Courts

U.S. appeals court have uniformly rejected the companies' reference to a federal common law of interstate air pollution.
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December 04, 2023 | National Law Journal

EPA Finalizes Rule to Curtail Methane Emissions, Impose Stringent Standard on Oil and Gas Operations

Industry expresses concern with a regulation that risks "undercutting U.S. production in the near and long-term."
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August 24, 2023 | Law.com

Noted Negotiator Joe Rice Joins PFAS Leadership Team to 'Get These Settlements Finalized'

Rice's appointment, approved on Aug. 22, comes after lawyers reached more than $13.5 billion in settlements with 3M and DuPont that resolves lawsuits over the forever chemical PFAS in public drinking water supplies.
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July 21, 2023 | Law.com

'It Truly Isn't Perfect': Questions Surface Over 3M's $12.5B PFAS Settlement

Three New York towns filed an objection this week to the 3M settlement, which resolves cases over perfluoralkyl and polyfluoralkyl substances, or PFAS, and attorneys general from 14 states, including New Jersey and Texas, plan to respond this Monday with their concerns.
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August 17, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

Big Law, Big Oil, Big Setback: Judges Block Climate Change Suits From Federal Court

"Climate change is an important problem with national and global implications. But federal courts cannot hear cases just because they are important," Judge Stephanos Bibas wrote for the court.
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January 07, 2022 | Delaware Law Weekly

Delaware AG Wins Battle to Return Case Against Oil Companies to State Court

U.S. District Judge Leonard P. Stark's decision to remand the case to Delaware Superior Court marks a win for state Attorney General Kathy Jennings, who first chose the state court as the venue for the complaint filed against more than 30 fossil fuel giants.
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October 04, 2021 | The Recorder

Proposed Class Action Filed Over California Oil Spill as Other Legal Threats Mount

Much more litigation is possible, as are criminal charges, with cities such as Huntington Beach already vowing accountability and Orange County's elected district attorney pushing for an investigation.
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October 01, 2021 | National Law Journal

In Climate Litigation, Success Is a Long Shot for Plaintiffs Lawyers, but That Won't Stop Them From Trying

Seeger Weiss is among the firms investing resources in pursuing climate-related cases, despite U.S. courts' relatively chilly reception.
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September 28, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Downs Law Group Attorneys Are Seeking Treatment and Justice for Victims Involved in the 2010 BP Oil Spill

"This case makes me want to make sure that BP or any corporation, who is putting image before public health never ever behaves this way ever again. Some of these calls that I have with these parents, it is the hardest piece of it," attorney Riana Maryanoff said.
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September 09, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

Venue Dispute Seen as Decisive in Hoboken's Climate-Change Battle With Oil Companies

Defendants in the Hoboken case are represented by a Big Law who's who, including Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; and McGuire Woods.
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