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Oil industry asks Supreme Court to block climate change lawsuits from California, other states

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Oil and gas companies are asking the Supreme Court to block dozens of high-powered lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in costs related to climate change.

By David G. Savage, Los Angeles TimesSupreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023.

Cigarettes and opioids were sold legally, but the suits alleged that industry officials conspired to deceive the public and hide the true dangers of their highly profitable products. The city and state officials suing the energy industry are determined to keep the climate change cases in state courts, while industry lawyers have fought hard — but so far unsuccessfully — to move them to federal jurisdiction.

Los Angeles lawyer Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., who represents Chevron, said the pending lawsuits are based on an “outlandish” legal theory rooted in false advertising claims, rather than on the underlying greenhouse gas emissions.

 

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