Local Ruling Seen Aiding Parties’ Ability To File Climate Suits In State Courts

A recent ruling by a San Francisco County Superior Court judge to reject oil companies’ request to dismiss a set of “coordinated” climate nuisance challenges for a lack of jurisdiction is being seen by legal experts as bolstering the ability of states and local jurisdictions around the country to seek climate judgments in state courts. “Although this holding is relatively limited in scope, and does not touch upon the merits of the cases -- it only determined that the California...