Oil Sector Attorney Hopeful High Court Will Toss Honolulu Nuisance Case

Theodore Boutrous, an attorney representing Chevron in climate change nuisance and fraud cases being pursued by state and local governments across the country, says he is hopeful the Supreme Court will grant industry’s petition to review a suit being pursued in state court by Honolulu and ultimately dismiss the case. Boutrous, a partner at Gibson Dunn, during an April 24 Federalist Society event outlined arguments for why the justices should grant a writ of certiorari in Shell PLC, et...