Supreme Court Seeks Biden Input On Climate Nuisance Venue Dispute

The Supreme Court is asking the Biden administration to weigh in on an important dispute over whether state or federal courts should hear a series of climate nuisance tort suits brought by state and local governments seeking to recover damages from the oil industry, as it weighs the first of several expected industry appeals on the issue. The high court in an Oct. 3 order in Suncor Energy, Inc., et al. v. Boulder County, et al., says: “The Solicitor...