9th Circuit Panel Grapples With Precedent In Climate Nuisance Removal Case

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit grappled with competing claims about whether the oil industry can remove a case seeking damages for its contribution to climate change from state to federal court, including whether it would be bound by a pending decision from a different 9th Circuit panel in a similar suit. During Feb. 17 oral arguments in the case, City and County of Honolulu, et al., v. Sunoco LP, et al....