Maryland Justices Appear Skeptical Of Cities’ Climate Fraud Appeals
Maryland Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of city and county officials’ calls to overrule lower courts’ dismissals of their climate nuisance and fraud claims against oil majors and allow them to proceed in state courts, with several of the justices questioning plaintiffs’ claims that their cases are not attempting to reduce emissions. The court heard consolidated arguments Oct. 6 in Baltimore v. BP PLC, et al., Anne Arundel County v. BP, PLC, et al. , and City of Annapolis v....