After High Court Ruling, Appeals Courts Reconsider Climate Nuisance Suits

Federal appeals courts across the country are starting to reconsider oil industry attempts to remove state and local governments’ climate nuisance cases to federal courts, following a Supreme Court decision that said the courts should analyze a broader set of arguments for moving the cases to the industry’s preferred venue. The U.S. Courts of Appeal for the 1st, 4th, 9th and 10th circuits are all addressing the effect of the high court’s May 17 decision backing the oil industry’s position...